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MNDAA officer speaking in Chinese to a townhall of people of Lashio in Shan State, Myanmar (vimeo.com)
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The MNDAA officer's speech is being translated into Burmese as he speak. MNDAA has declared (similar to the Wa State Army) that Chinese Mandarin is the official language of the territories it holds.

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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This video will go over well to the people of Myanmar who have historically withstood repeated invasion attempts from China's direction for over 1000 years. Unwittingly, the Chinese-sponsored and backed MNDAA and UWSA are playing into the hands of the Junta's nationalist propaganda.