This is the 3rd iteration of the Communist Party of Burma, formed by China. The first one was indigenous formed during British colonial times. The 2nd iteration occured when the aging founders of CPB disbanded and China created a new CPB with ethnic minorities living on the Chinese border armed and trained them, and sent them into Burma. The 2nd iteration disbanded into powerful ethnic armies pursuing their own self-interests after decades of getting fat off opium trade: Wa State Army, MNDAA amongst others, back in 1989. Curiously, this third iteration of the communist party of Burma didn't happen until after the coup in 2021.
