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Bai Xuoqian

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Name
  
Bai Xuoqian


Preceded by
  
Constituency established

Constituency
  
Laukkai Constituency No.2

Other political affiliations
  
Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army

Bai Xuoqian (Burmese: ပယ်ဆောက်ချိန်; Chinese: 白所成; pinyin: Bái Suǒchéng) is a leader of a Kokang faction. He is used to switch sides among competing factions repeatedly in contemporary Kokang history.

He assisted Feng Jiasheng to ousted Yang Mao-liang in 1992. But he tried to replace Feng Jiasheng by himself later. His fail attempt to coup against Peng Jiasheng in 1992 was backed by Myanmar government. Later he allied with Myanmar forces to oust Peng Jiasheng during 3-days Kokang incident in 2009. Remnant MNDAA troops were reorganized as Border Guard Force #1006 under his supervision. He was elected for Amyotha Hluttaw representing Laukkai Constituency No. 2. in 2010 General Election and becomes the first Head of Kokang Self-Administered Zone. Kokang area under his ruling was known for drug and weapon trafficking. He was not much popular and escaped from an assassination attempt in March 2012.

His deputy, Liu Gaoxi, was elected in the same 2010 general election. He was also known for involving in drug.

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Bai Xuoqian Wikipedia