Peace and Solidarity Committee
Peace and Solidarity Committee of the Eastern Shan State Special Region 4, Myanmar (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်အရှေ့ပိုင်း အထူးဒေသ(၄) ငြိစ်းချမ်းရေးနှင့် ခည်းလုံးရေးတော်မတီ); abbreviated PSC), is a Shan political organisation in Shan State, Myanmar, founded in 1989 by Shan military leader Sai Leun. It is the political wing of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), and a member of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee. It currently serves as the supreme leadership body of the Eastern Shan State Special Region 4 and effectively serves as the sole ruling party. On April 19, 1989, after Sai Leun, commander of the 815th Military Region of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), announced his separation from the CPB, he announced the establishment of the Eastern Shan State Military and Political Committee, assuming control of the 815th Military Region. On June 30, U Sai Leun reached a ceasefire and peace agreement with the Tatmadaw. Tatmadaw established the Eastern Shan State Special Region 4 in the area under U Sai Leun's rule. In 2005, the Military and Political Committee was renamed the Peace and Solidarity Committee. The Peace and Unity Association's chairman is Htein Lin, son of Sai Leun. In January 2007, the Peace and Unity Association established a new secretariat, with Sai Leun's son, U Htein Lin (Lin Daode in Chinese), serving as general secretary. [1]. Wu Zai Lin has stepped back due to "health reasons," and most affairs are handled by Wu Teng Lin. The current leadership of the PSC is:
The Peace and Solidarity Committee of the Shan State Special Region 4 in eastern Myanmar is a member of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC), a political negotiation group composed of seven ethnic armed groups in Myanmar. References
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