The United Wa State Army (UWSA), one of Myanmar’s largest ethnic armed groups, has announced it will stop providing military and financial support to anti-junta forces. Analysts say the decision follows nearly two years of Chinese financial pressure, including frozen assets and threats to cut off essential supplies. The move may weaken northern resistance groups and shift the balance of power in Myanmar’s civil conflict, strengthening Beijing’s strategic influence while highlighting the UWSA’s reluctant compliance under economic coercion.