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Preface
This is the northern part of Myanmar, where the Karma people are waisted, and welcome to My World, my esteemed provider of human organs.
In northern Myanmar, the first impression is that it is dangerous, and if you go to a place where you may not be able to return.
But in such a dangerous place, there is another "China".
People here not only speak Chinese, learn Chinese, but also often appear on the streets.
More importantly, people in this country have always regarded themselves as Chinese, believing that they are the same as Chinese, descendants of Yan and Huang.
So, where exactly is this place, which is called another "China"? What is the relationship with China?
Another "China"
This "country" known as another China is the Wa State in northeastern Myanmar.
Wa State, as the second special region of Myanmar, is located in the Awa Hill Tract and is an autonomous region of the Union of Myanmar.
The living habits of the people living here are basically the same as those of the Chinese.
They not only speak Chinese, learn Chinese, but even use the yuan as the currency they use every day.
What's more, they also have a tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival.
Not only that, China Mobile can also be seen everywhere in Wa State.
Even in the classroom where students are in class, our common sentences can appear.
The students used the same textbooks as ours, and even the essence of having to wear a red scarf was learned by Wa Bang.
In addition to this, the Wa also studied the Chinese system and education system.
What's even more incredible is that most of the phone numbers used by the people of Wa State belong to Yunnan.
Whether in terms of architecture or people's living habits, Wa is simply a "version of China".
Although there are many ethnic groups and languages in the Wa State, Chinese is their first language.
Source: China News - June 24, 2020 "Understanding the Ethnic Groups of Myanmar: Starting from the Wa State and the Wa Nation"
Although Wa State is a member of the Union of Burma, it is controlled by an independent local armed force.
The Burmese government has little to do with what is happening in Wa State.
In many ways, Wa is closer to China.
If you want to travel to Wa, you don't need to exchange money in advance, you can pay directly with your mobile phone or RMB.
And you don't have to worry about language barriers.
Some people may wonder if one is a country located in the north of Myanmar, and the other is China, which has a history and culture of thousands of years.
How can there be a connection between the two?
In fact, China and the Wa State really have a certain connection in history.
Historically, the Wa State was subordinate to China and was a Chinese territory.
But in the classical books of Chinese history, the name of the Wa state does not appear at all, so how can it be Chinese territory?
This is mainly due to the fact that the name used by the Wa State in Chinese historical records is not this, but another, namely Nanzhao.
When it comes to Nanzhao, many people must be familiar with it, and they will even feel very familiar.
Even people who are not familiar with Chinese history will know a thing or two from TV dramas.
In the once popular TV series "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", the place where Nuwa's descendants live is in Nanzhao.
Historically, records of the Nanzhao kingdom can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, when the Nanzhao was located in the Yunnan region of China.
With the continuous change of dynasties, the name of Wa State is also constantly changing.
By the time of the Song Dynasty, the Wa State was known as Dali.
Yes, it is the Dali where Duan Yu lives in "Dragon Babu".
In the later Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, there were relevant records of the Wa State.
However, by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there was a rebellion in some areas of the Awa Mountains and they were out of their original control.
After that, the British took advantage of the urgent need to build the Yunnan-Burma Highway during the Chinese War of Resistance to transport anti-Japanese war materials, and included the Wa State into the territory of Burma.
Since then, Wa State has become part of the Union of Myanmar.
The British did this in order to expand their colonies, and they occupied Burma in 1886.
But the greedy British wanted more, so they took this opportunity to forcibly occupy part of the territory that originally belonged to China.
Although the Wa State was separated, the people of the Wa State still insisted on speaking Chinese, learning Chinese, and everything was on par with China.
However, although Wa is called another "China", it is still different from China in some aspects.
A gathering place for fraudsters
Although Wa State is called another "China", it actually has a geographical area of only 300,000 square kilometers.
Also, most of them are rugged mountainous areas.
As a result, Wa State is unable to develop transportation and promote economic development as fast as China.
As a result, some people in Wa State began to grow opium poppies.
Relying on these poppies, the Wa State made a lot of money.
However, with the crackdown on drugs, they were banned from growing opium poppies.
Some people lost their financial resources as a result, but they soon found another way to make a fortune.
That is, telecom fraud.
Wa Bang is already very good at Chinese, and listening to them, it is really difficult to distinguish their identity.
Relying on this, they defrauded a lot of money.
Later, in order to expand the ranks of telecom fraud, Wa began to post some high-paying jobs on the Internet to attract more Chinese.
After seeing such a high-paying position, some people insisted on coming to Wa despite the dissuasion of their families, thinking that they could finally get ahead.
As everyone knows, what they came to was not an office building, but a bottomless abyss.
Here, failure to perform is punished with very severe and horrific punishments.
If you are not careful, you will be waisted.
Since last year, the mainland has stepped up its crackdown on telecom fraud.
Reference source: Hechi Public Security Network - October 19, 2023 "Heavy News! Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Wa Confederation Army in Northern Myanmar Criminally Detained by Chinese Police》
In 2023, in response to the current grim situation of mainland-related telecommunications network fraud in northern Myanmar, the Ministry of Public Security deployed public security organs in Yunnan and other places to continue to promote border police law enforcement cooperation, and carried out multiple rounds of crackdowns.
On May 6, 92 suspects for committing cross-border telecom fraud in the Wa region were handed over to China.
In response to online telecommunications fraud, the mainland has resolutely taken a stern crackdown on it.
Reference source: CCTV - May 6, 2024 "92 criminal suspects who committed cross-border telecommunication network fraud in the Wa State region of northern Myanmar were handed over to us"
epilogue
Although the Wa State has a certain relationship with China in history, this does not mean that the Wa State is as safe as China.
Therefore, it is important to think carefully and make relevant strategies and preparations before you want to go to Wa.
Northern Myanmar, as a gathering place for criminals, is full of dangers, so don't go alone if you don't have to.
If you receive a scam call from northern Myanmar, you must not be gullible, and respond to the call in time to avoid fraud or other harm.