TNLA Defies Myanmar Junta Push to Cede Shan Towns in China Talks 

缅媒：TNLA在与中国会谈中反对缅甸军政府割让掸邦城镇

作者：伊洛瓦底江        来源：伊洛瓦底江

Ta'ang National Liberation Army troops receive military equipment at a graduation ceremony in November 2024. / AFP

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China urged a truce in separate talks with Myanmar’s junta and the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) last week, TNLA spokeswoman Lway Yay Oo told an online press conference on Saturday.

缅甸德昂民族解放军发言人Lway Yay Oo（洛耶乌）在周六的在线新闻发布会上表示，中国上周在与缅甸军政府和德昂民族解放军（TNLA）的单独会谈中敦促停火。

“The Chinese government mainly focused on a ceasefire and the need to protect civilians. No tripartite talks have been held so far, with China only holding separate meetings. We raised concerns about the regime’s current operations, especially violence against civilians. The regime may also have presented their views [in the separate meeting]. China is working to broker talks between us and the regime,” said Lway Yay Oo.

“中国政府主要关注停火和保护平民的需要。到目前为止，没有举行三方会谈，中国只是举行了单独的会议。我们对军政权目前的行动，特别是针对平民的暴力行为表示关切。也可能（在另一次会议上）对军政权提出了他们的观点。中国正在努力促成我们和军政权之间的谈判。”

The regime and the TNLA declared ceasefires following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake in late March. However, clashes have continued over the past three months, with the regime conducting numerous airstrikes on TNLA-controlled towns. Neither side has extended its ceasefire this month.

在三月底毁灭性的7.7级地震之后，政府和TNLA宣布停火。然而，冲突在过去三个月仍在继续，军政权对tnla控制的城镇进行了多次空袭。双方本月都没有延长停火协议。

“We have not yet extended the ceasefire, which the regime is violating by launching attacks against us. We issued the ceasefires under pressure [from China], but clashes have only intensified. For now, we are exercising our right to self-defense. This is how we are protecting Nawnghkio,” she said.

“我们还没有延长停火，军政权正在违反停火协议，对我们发动攻击。我们是在（来自中国的）压力下宣布停火的，但冲突只会加剧。目前，我们正在行使自卫权。这就是我们保护Nawnghkio（瑙丘镇）的方式。”

Despite the ceasefire, junta air attacks on Nawnghkio and Kyaukme townships in northern Shan State and Mandalay Region’s Mogoke have killed several civilians and wounded dozens more. At least six people were killed and over 30 injured in June alone, according to the TNLA.

尽管达成了停火协议，但军政府对掸邦北部的Nawnghkio（瑙丘）和Kyaukme（皎梅）镇以及曼德勒省的Mogoke（抹谷）镇的空袭造成了几名平民死亡，数十人受伤。据TNLA称，仅6月份就有至少6人死亡，30多人受伤。

The regime barrage came after the TNLA rejected demands to withdraw from five key towns on the China-Myanmar trade route – Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Mogoke and Momeik – during China-brokered peace talks in April.

今年4月，在中国斡旋的和平谈判中，TNLA拒绝了从中缅贸易路线上的5个重镇（Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, Hsipaw， Mogoke和Momeik）撤军的要求。

The regime has now launched a major offensive to retake Nawnghkio, which lies on the vital Mandalay-Muse trade route to China.

缅甸军政权现在发起了一场重大攻势，以夺回位于通往中国的重要曼德勒-木姐贸易路线上的瑙丘镇。

The junta and TNLA are scheduled to resume China-brokered ceasefire talks in August, where the regime is likely to repeat its demand. However, the TNLA has no plan to relinquish the five towns, Lway Yay Oo said.

军政府和TNLA计划在8月恢复中国斡旋下的停火谈判，军政府很可能在会谈中重申其要求。然而，TNLA没有放弃这五个城镇的计划，Lway Yay Oo说。

The group will instead call on the junta to stop fighting and guarantee security for civilians, but “our troops will remain where they are,” she said.

她说，该组织将呼吁军政府停止战斗，保证平民的安全，但“我们的部队将留在原地”。

Meanwhile, the TNLA is making strategic moves to prevent the fall of Nawnghkio, she said.

她说，与此同时，TNLA正在采取战略行动，防止Nawnghkio失陷。

作者：伊洛瓦底江        来源：伊洛瓦底江