Chinese-brokered talks between Myanmar junta and Ta’ang army end in deadlock for second time

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) said that Chinese-brokered talks with Myanmar’s military have broken down for the second time over demands that the group withdraw from five towns in northern Shan State that it captured last year.

During the meeting, held in China’s Yunnan Province on April 28 and 29, the TNLA was told that it would have to pull out of the five towns—Kyaukme, Nawnghkio, Mongmit, Mogok, and Hsipaw—as a condition of any deal.

“The negotiation ended as we are unable to comply with their demand,” a spokesperson from ethnic Ta’ang armed group told Myanmar Now on Friday, adding that another meeting would be held at the end of August.