Updated Argonaut Note, page-46

i don't know. We're talking local politics of Shan State, a place the size of Victoria.

I'm sure the Communist hierarchy of Yunnan know quite well all the influential people of Burma and Shan state, it would be their job to know them. In addition, they are powerful influencers and their message would be, we respect your sovereignty, but don't cause social unrest. Thus the status quo is most likely to be the status quo tomorrow, and the status quo is not armed conflict

i could be wrong, but as Charlie Munger said, "you show me the incentive and i will show you the outcome". There's a lot of money and jobs in that deposit