UWSA leader Bao Youxiang and China's special envoy for Asian affairs Sun Guoxiang watch a military parade to commemorate 30 years of a ceasefire between the armed group and the Myanmar military in the UWSA headquartes of Panghsang on April 17, 2019. (AFP)

UWSA fires top officials wanted by China for online scams

Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organisation, the United Wa State Army, has expelled two top officials wanted by Beijing for involvement in online scams targeting Chinese citizens, it has said.

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