UWSA repatriates 36 Chinese nationals who entered illegally via border gate

Mekong, July 6 The United Wa State Army (UWSA) announced today, July 6, that it had handed over 36 Chinese nationals who entered the Wa region illegally to the Chinese side via a border gate. According to the UWSA statement, the illegal Chinese entrants handed over this time were those who registered themselves at a designated location of their own volition, and were subsequently officially handed over to the Chinese side by the UWSA. Previously, on June 30, the UWSA had also handed over 31 illegal Chinese entrants to the Chinese police via a border gate. The UWSA has been repatriating Chinese nationals who enter the region illegally to the Chinese side, and has repatriated 973 illegal Chinese entrants this year. The UWSA stated that over 88,428 Chinese nationals residing in the Wa region without legal documentation have been handed over to the Chinese side over the past five years, from 2020 to 2026. The UWSA also stated that it continues to keep open a channel for Chinese nationals without legal documents to register for repatriation and is intensifying efforts to encourage illegal Chinese nationals to return home. The statement indicated that illegal Chinese nationals wishing to return home will, after registering at a designated location, be safely escorted by UWSA personnel to the China-Myanmar border gate the following day and handed over to the Chinese police. The UWSA urged Chinese nationals who entered the Wa region illegally to re-enter the region in accordance with legal procedures if they wish to do so after returning to their home country.