The Wa State, or the second special zone of Myanmar, is called the second special zone of Shan State and the Wa Autonomous Region of Myanmar by the Myanmar government. It is located in the Wa mountainous area and is an autonomous region of the Union of Myanmar. This used to be the base of Myanmar's * * * production party.
Historically, Wa belonged to China, Nanzhao in Tang Dynasty and Dali in Song Dynasty. The Wa State, which uses both Chinese and Chinese, consists of two regions, the south and the north, with a total area of about 27,000 square kilometers. The northern region is located in the northeast of Myanmar, with an area of 6.5438+0.7 million square kilometers, and the southern region borders Thailand, with an area of 6.5438+0.3 million square kilometers.
The Wa State borders Yunnan Province in China to the north and Thailand to the south, with Bangkang as its capital. Wa has jurisdiction over Mengmao County, Gao Wen County, Meng Bo County, Mengyuan County, Bangkang Special Zone and Deng Nan Special Zone. The total population of Wa State is about 558,000? The main ethnic group is Wa, which is the main North Chinese community in Myanmar. The military force consists of the joint Wa army, and its main economy is agriculture and mining.
On May 1989, the Wa State negotiated with representatives of Myanmar government forces and reached an armistice agreement. The Wa State has received support and assistance from the central government of Myanmar in culture, education, medical care and transportation construction in its peaceful development and construction. The central government of Myanmar gives preferential conditions to the Wa State in terms of trade development, jewelry and jade mining, and encourages the Wa State to develop economic investment and construction in large and medium-sized cities in Myanmar. Wa bought commercial buildings and set up a rolling mill in the former capital Yangon. Some investments and business activities have also been made in other large and medium-sized cities.
The people of Myanmar and China have always maintained a traditional friendship. Wa people maintain sympathy with local governments and people in cross-border ethnic areas such as Gengma County and Cangyuan County in Lincang area of China, Ximeng County, Lancang County and Menglian County in Pu 'er City. Wa has close contacts with the governments and people in the border areas of China and Yunnan, with frequent foreign affairs activities and deepening cultural, scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation. All-round cooperation in developing alternative economy and combating drug crimes. At the same time, the Wa State has developed relations with some enterprises and non-governmental organizations in the coastal provinces of Kunming, Yunnan, China and Beijing, the capital of China.