Burma
The Va are one of the 135 officially recognized ethnic groups in Burma. Their proportion to Burma's total population is 0.16. The Va are also one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China.
In Burma, the Va have formed the Wa State, with the United Wa State Army (UWSA), based on the remains of the former Burmese Communist Party rebel group that collapsed in 1989. The Wa State and the UWSA are in a fragile cease-fire agreement with the Burmese military government. They have been accused by Western governments of involvement in drug trafficking but have banned opium production sine 2005 and have received United Nations aid in improving legitimate agriculture.
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