The first on the left is Su Fangdong, and the middle is Yang Jianeng, the political commissar of 311
In 2015, the "Battle for Homecoming" only accounted for people, but not for geography and time. It was also the time when the government army was at its strongest, and there was also a miscalculation of the situation. The "1027 Hurricane Operation" uses tactics to make up for it: encirclement points, breakthroughs in the middle, flank outflanks, and long-distance penetration, these familiar tactics, plus drones. And because of the coup d'état, the Burmese ethnic group was divided (Aung San Suu Kyi's interim government), the military government was in a weak state, and there were all parties linked, even the Karen army attacked the KK park", and the People's Defense Forces were eyeing it. The division is famous! The time, place, and people have all taken advantage of it. It can be said that it ignited the fire of the prairie fire.
On the intricate geopolitical chessboard of northern Myanmar, the name Su Fangdong is like a chess piece, and its subtle and far-reaching position has not only changed the fate of the Kokang Alliance, but also played a key role in regional power.
Su Fangdong
Su Fangdong (Chinese Xiao Su) - From a keyboard warrior to a veteran of the reconstruction of the Kokang Allied Army, to the commander of the Chinese United Army in Northern Burma, and finally reduced to a prisoner.
People from the Soviet side of East Guangxi have shown their edge on the Internet, and have been promoting northern Myanmar for a long time, and his articles have made many Chinese people know about northern Myanmar. Back then, we talked about him as Su Dazui, and his writing was very good, and some articles were too extreme. and gradually became an Internet celebrity.
With his mastery of media operations and publicity strategies, he was appointed by the Wa State Information Bureau as the Editor-in-Chief of Wa State Today magazine in March 2011.
The propaganda system of Wa State once introduced two talents, one named Maung Xiaofeng and the other named Su Fangdong.
Maung Xiaofeng himself took a Wa name, called Yan Feng, and it often appears on the news in Wa State. Maung Xiaofeng has set up a domestic propaganda system for Wa State, which is upright, without any problems, and without any bright spots.
Su Fangdong, on the other hand, was unruly and made many sharp or controversial remarks. He was later dismissed and removed from the Wa State Information Bureau on 8 December 2011 for making inappropriate remarks. (The author understands that it should be about Kachin's remarks).
If the story ends here, then he is still just a keyboard warrior, posting on the Internet all day long to talk about his remarks and opinions, then he is just an Internet celebrity, how can he dare to say that the achievements of the Kokang Alliance today are inseparable from him? Next, continue to talk about the story of Su Fangdong and the Kokang Alliance. How to become a rebuilding veteran of the Confederates.
How did his diplomatic skills and propaganda skills become a role to be reckoned with in the situation in northern Myanmar?
They joined forces in northern Myanmar and then moved between Kachin and Kokang.
In 2009, Peng Jiasheng was defeated in the "88 Incident", and most of the Kokang Allied Army was taken over and reorganized by the Burmese Army and became the current border battalion of the Kokang Autonomous Region.
Part of the reason why Su Fangdong was able to exert such influence in northern Myanmar was because he played a role as a bridge. In particular, he played a crucial role between the Kachin Independence Army and the Kokang Allied Army. It can be said that he is like Su Qin, a famous columnist in ancient times, who traveled and mediated between multiple armed factions to promote communication and cooperation between all parties.
Su Fangdong, who has deep influence in the Kachin Independence Army, has reportedly succeeded in convincing the group to provide support to the Kokang Alliance under Peng Jiasheng's leadership. Specifically, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) provided 100 guns to the Kokang Allied Army. These supplies were decisive for the rise of the Kokang Alliance. The following is an original article from the Global Times:
In 2012, when 82-year-old Peng Jiasheng suddenly appeared at the Kachin SAR headquarters, the Kachin armed leaders could hardly believe it. "He gave us 100 guns on the spot, which was the beginning of the revitalization of the Kokang Army," a Kokang person who was ordered by Peng Jiasheng to contact the Kachin independence forces in advance told the Global Times: "After the August 8 incident, everyone in Myanmar decided that the Kokang Alliance Army had been completely wiped out, and Peng Jiasheng would never make a comeback." So, when I showed up at the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Armed Forces, the Kachin leadership asked me what I had? My reply was: 'Just a handwritten letter from Peng Jiasheng, a borrowed motorcycle, and myself!' I recruited five Kokang allies in the first batch, 10 in the second batch, and a few veterans with a history of drug abuse for many years...... In this way, we finally returned to the current size of 14 battalions and established good relations with the De'ang (Banglong) National Liberation Army, the Kachin Independence Army and the Combined Wa Army. Although there is still a great shortage of weapons and equipment, there are also individual rocket launchers. ”
"Most of the soldiers are post-80s and post-90s and have never had war experience," a political commissar surnamed Jin of a certain unit of the Kokang Allied Army told the Global Times. After that, our soldiers went through the 2013 defense battle in Laha, where the Kachin armed forces were stationed, and were trained under the fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery of the Burmese army, and finally were able to fight in Jiangxi independently. ”
Source: Global Times Published: December 29, 2014
Annotation:
1, the Global Times reporter here is Qiu Ji and former war correspondent Qiu Yongzheng probably resigned from the Global Times around 2016.
2. The "Kokang person who was ordered by Peng Jiasheng to contact the Kachin independence forces in advance" is Su Fangdong.
3, the political commissar surnamed Jin in the text (now Jin Xin, director of the Political Department of the Allied Army).
In terms of propaganda, Su Fangdong succeeded in reversing the image of the Kokang Allied Army, shaping it into a glorious and tall progressive organization that fought for the rights and interests of the Chinese. In the days that followed, Su Fangdong continued to raise his flag for the Kokang Alliance, especially in the 2015 Kokang Alliance's battle for liberation, which contributed a lot to the positive propaganda of the Kokang Alliance, which was almost unknown or traditionally known as a drug dealer, and successfully reversed the image of the Kokang Alliance. As a talent in propaganda, Su Fangdong can indeed be regarded as a top talent, who knows how to use public opinion, grasp public opinion, and achieve his own goals. And the Peng family's statement to the world that the Chinese book was written by Su Fangdong.
From the media to armed mediation, he has demonstrated extraordinary talent for propaganda and organization, forming delicate and complex alliances with other ethnic armed groups, such as the Kachin Independence Army.
In the northern land of Myanmar, the wind is surging, and if there is a gun, it is the king of grass. It's a chaotic place where stories are created and it's an adventurer's paradise.
However, Su Fangdong was not satisfied with being just a literati, he also had greater ambitions and ambitions, taking advantage of the 2015 Kokang Alliance to win the sympathy and support of many Chinese people, and recruited many enthusiastic young people with simple national feelings to cross the border to join the Kokang Alliance. Among the well-known figures are the combat hero Shandong Gong Longjie and the Internet celebrity "Zhonghua Dalang". Gong Longjie was promoted to deputy company commander with his outstanding combat skills and command ability, and once led more than a dozen people to repel the reinforcements of the Burmese army, and created the tactics of fighting armored vehicles.
Straight to the point. Su Fangdong took this opportunity to organize some soldiers from China together to form the Chinese United Army, also known as the Chinese Independent Brigade. In the end, under the pressure of all parties, the Chinese United Army was disbanded, and most of the soldiers returned to the Kokang Alliance, until the "China Dalang" incident occurred, and the "China Dalang" was later beaten by Kokang soldiers, fled into the country with guns, and later lived in Mongla and Wa States, and came to the conclusion that the water in northern Myanmar was not ordinary deep, and disappeared without a trace. It has aroused serious concern in the country and has had a great negative impact on the Kokang Allied Army. At the same time, the Kokang Allied Army promised not to recruit any more soldiers from within the country.
At this point, the matter of the Chinese United Army can be regarded as coming to an end. Later, Su Fangdong himself was also returned to China for further study for about a year, paid a tuition fee of 10,000 yuan, and went home for three years and three years of self-study.
However, the legend belonging to Su Fangdong is not over, I heard that the previous years have been over, after this storm, this northern Myanmar family has converged a lot, but he has always been high-profile, but he is unusual, and he is so low-key that he is not known at all. Until last year's "Operation 1027", it was rumored that he was the head of propaganda for the Kokang Alliance. This return is still a sensation.
After several years of sharpening his sword, as soon as Xiao Su made a move, it was still turbulent.