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Wei Hsueh-Kang: United Wa State Army’s U.S.-Sanctioned Chinese Warlord in Myanmar 

by Admin | Jul 29, 2026 | Opinion Papers | 0 comments

Source: Jamestown / Militant Leadership Monitor I Publication

Wei Hsueh-Kang—an ethnic Han Chinese warlord and commander in the United Wa State Army (UWSA)—informally controls the quasi-sovereign Southern Wa State in Myanmar and has transformed it into a major hub for synthetic drugs.

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