China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

The announcement by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army is a sign of China's growing efforts to shape the direction of the conflict in Shan State. Min Aung Hlaing's visit to Kunming ...

In late October 2023, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated ... independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has grappled with effective governance ...

The rebels’ latest gains have not been even across the country. In northeast Myanmar’s Shan state, China pressured one of the largest rebel groups in the area, the Myanmar National Democratic ...

BANGKOK--An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing ... Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan state, became the fifth crossing seized by the group ...