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Peng Daxun

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Peng.

Peng Daxun
彭大顺
ဖုန်တာရွှင်
Chairman of the Special region 1 of Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 January 2024
in exile: 16 February 2022 – 5 January 2024
DeputyLi Laobao, Peng Deli
Preceded byPeng Jiasheng (in exile)
General Secretary of the Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 June 2013
DeputyYang Wenzhou
Preceded byposition created
Commander of the MNDAA
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 August 2009
DeputyYang Wenzhou, Peng Dejun
Preceded byPeng Jiafu
Deputy Commander of the MNDAA
In office
12 March 1997 – 23 August 2009
Serving with Zhang Dewen, Bai Suocheng, Wang Guozheng, Wei Chaoren
CommanderPeng Jiafu
Personal details
Born
Peng Deren (彭德仁)

1965 (age 59–60)[1] or 1957 (age 67–68)[2]: 500–501 
Haungsawhtuuhaw Village, Tarshwehtan, Kokang, Burma[2]: 500–501 
Political partyMyanmar National Truth and Justice Party
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party of Burma (before 1989)
RelationsPeng Jiasheng (father)
Peng Jiafu (uncle)
Peng Deli (brother)
Daw Nang Yin (sister)
U Sai Leun (brother-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance
  • People's Army (1979–1989)
  • MNDAA (1989–present)
Years of service1979–present
RankLieutenant general (as of 2023), Commander in chief of the MNDAA
Battles/wars

Peng Daxun[n 1] (Chinese: 彭大顺; pinyin: Péng Dàshùn, Burmese: ဖုန်တာရွှင်), also known as Peng Deren (Chinese: 彭德仁; pinyin: Péng Dérén, born 1957 or 1965), is a Burmese Kokang military leader serving as commander of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) since 2009. He is the son of Pheung Kya-shin, his immediate predecessor as commander of the MNDAA, and had waged a war against the Tatmadaw and government of Myanmar to reclaim control over the region of Kokang.

Although he led the MNDAA to major victories against the Myanmar military in northern Shan State such as recapturing the Kokang region and the town of Lashio,[4][5][6] he has since shifted in stance towards upholding China's peace policy in Myanmar after he was detained by Chinese authorities in Yunnan province in October 2024.[7]

Biography

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Peng Daxun was born in 1965 as the son of Peng Jiasheng (Pheung Kya-shin, 1931–2022), the first leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army. In his early career, he served within the local police force of Kokang.[8] In 2009, he became leader of the MNDAA, succeeding his father after the loss of Kokang Self-Administered Zone to the Tatmadaw.[9] It was speculated that the elder Peng had been grooming his son to be his successor; however, in a telephone interview with Voice of America, he stated: "I am in this position now, to this extent, because of current events. Frankly speaking, it was forced by the Burmese government and the Burmese army. In fact, I didn’t want to engage in these things, armed revolution and martial arts. I didn't like engaging in these political activities." He also usually prefers to read historical books.[1] Following the Tatmadaw takeover of Kokang SAZ, the four major groups within the MNDAA all defected to the Tatmadaw, leaving Peng to fight a guerrilla war.[8]

By 2012, an arrest warrant for Peng remained outstanding in Myanmar, alleging that he, along with his father and two other leaders of the MNDAA, were illegally producing and selling weapons and ammunition.[10] Peng's brother-in-law, Chinese-Burmese businessman Li Guoquan (also known as Hla Win), died in Tatmadaw custody in 2015.[11][12]

In his efforts to retake Kokang, Peng has received support from other members of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, and the MNDAA has grown into one of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed organisations (EAOs).[13] Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Peng intensified his efforts to recapture Kokang, including staging an assassination attempt against Bai Yingneng, the eldest son of Bai Xuoqian on 6 February 2021. As of 2023, the MNDAA is believed to have around 5,000 well-equipped soldiers.[14]

Reportedly, Peng has been detained in Kunming, China in a family-owned hotel since late October 2024. Allegedly, he is being held to exert pressure on the MNDAA until they give up control of Lashio.[15] However, the Chinese government denied this; they claim that he was seeking medical treatment.[16]

On 18 January 2025, the MNDAA agreed to a ceasefire deal with the Myanmar military as brokered by China, reportedly with the condition that they cede control of Lashio to the military junta by June.[17][18] By January 28, Peng issued a Chinese New Year message, his first public statement since the end of his detainment, pledging to "uphold China's favorable policy of 'encouraging peace and promoting dialogue' for Myanmar".[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ He signed as "彭大顺" in an open letter to Burmese soldiers.[3] Other spellings include Pheung Daxun, Pheung Tar Shwin, Peng Ta-shung, and Peng Dashun.

References

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  1. ^ a b "VOA专访果敢华人武装总司令彭德仁". Voice of America. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b 缅甸《果敢志》编纂委员会 (2012). 果敢志 (in Simplified Chinese). Hong Kong: 天馬出版有限責任公司. ISBN 9789624502084.
  3. ^ 同盟军司令员彭德仁中将致伪政权官员、边防营、警察营及民兵大队官兵的公开信 (in Chinese). 网易新闻. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ Jackson, Will (9 January 2024). "Ruling junta surrenders Kokang region in Myanmar's north-east to Three Brotherhood Alliance". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2025. The fall of the city [Laukkai] was the culmination of a quest for revenge for the MNDAA which in 2009 was forced by the military government to cede control of the region its leaders had controlled for decades up to that point.
  5. ^ "Myanmar's MNDAA Launches Offensive to Seize Northern Shan Capital". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ "MNDAA Claims Seizure of Myanmar Junta Command Headquarters". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  7. ^ Strangio, Sebastian (19 November 2024). "Myanmar Rebel Leader Has Been Detained in China, Report Says". The Diplomat. Diplomat Media Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2025. Citing sources in both Myanmar and China's Yunnan Province, Myanmar Now reported yesterday that the MNDAA's commander Peng Daxun is being held under house arrest in China.
  8. ^ a b "What kind of person is Peng Deren, the new Kokang king in northern Myanmar?". iMedia. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ Clapp, Priscilla A.; Tower, Jason (27 August 2021). "Myanmar Regional Crime Webs Enjoy Post-Coup Resurgence: The Kokang Story". United States Institute of Peace.
  10. ^ "1 March 2012". BNI Online. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ 军事对峙还是政治对话：果敢危机对缅甸和平和民主的影响
  12. ^ Li, Tong; Qian, Long (9 March 2015). "Businessman Tied to Kokang Rebel Leader Dies in Custody of Myanmar Authorities". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  13. ^ Kayang, Hurn (1 November 2023). "MNDAA's ambition: Control of Entire Kokang Region". Shan Herald Agency for News. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ Oo, Ko (3 March 2023). "Myanmar's Spring Revolution Aided by Ethnic Kokang Armed Group". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ China Puts Leader of MNDAA Under House Arrest in Kunming The Irrawaddy
  16. ^ China says Myanmar rebel chief in Yunnan for medical care, contrary to detention reports Victoria Bale. South China Morning Post
  17. ^ Wang, Ethan; Lee, Liz (20 January 2025). "Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says". Beijing. Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Kokang army to withdraw from Lashio under Chinese-brokered ceasefire with Myanmar junta". Myanmar Now. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  19. ^ The Irrawaddy (29 January 2025). "MNDAA Leader Vows to Uphold China's 'Peace' Policy on Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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