The United Wa State Party said Beijing’s sanctions had forced it to end military and financial aid to its allies the TNLA, MNDAA and SSPP.

Repatriation of around 1 million refugees to Myanmar on the agenda, but experts question international commitment to sustainable solutions for the crisis.

Resistance reports fierce fighting as regime’s Operation Yan Naing Min pushes to retake towns, villages, and key routes in southern Shan and Karenni states.

For decades, the Myanmar military has employed Washington’s sharpest lobbyists to improve its image on the global stage—with invariably disastrous results.