{"id":5799,"date":"2026-05-16T05:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2026-05-16T05:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:23:37","slug":"mndaa-kokang-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2026\/05\/16\/mndaa-kokang-and-china\/","title":{"rendered":"MNDAA Kokang and China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s a thought-provoking piece. Moe Tint raises some genuinely important geopolitical concerns about sovereignty and the Kokang situation, even if the framing leans nationalist. The Ukraine-Donbas parallel he draws is particularly pointed \u2014 it&#8217;s a comparison that resonates across many smaller nations living next to powerful neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This piece reflects one nationalist-leaning intellectual perspective within Myanmar&#8217;s complex political landscape, expressing legitimate sovereignty concerns alongside some generalizations worth reading critically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding Myanmar politics really does require reading voices like this alongside pro-engagement and neutral perspectives. The Kokang\/MNDAA issue is one of those slow-burning questions that doesn&#8217;t get enough serious analytical attention outside Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Moe Tint (Rangoon University) \u2014 12 May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading articles written by Myanmar&#8217;s educated circles and policy-level intellectuals reveals how deeply China has penetrated Myanmar&#8217;s intellectual sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some who act as think tanks \u2014 whether officially or informally \u2014 providing advice and cover for the government, are now visibly defending China&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has undeniably protected Myanmar consistently, and I want to acknowledge that gratitude. However, people are genuinely alarmed by the increasingly opaque events unfolding in Northern Shan State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China breeds lobbyists, and when Myanmar citizens voice their concerns, they get threatened with arrest for &#8220;damaging bilateral friendship&#8221; \u2014 trampling on Myanmar people&#8217;s freedom of expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations like &#8220;Myanmar-China Friendship Associations,&#8221; composed of Myanmar intellectuals and businesspeople, now visibly self-censor their writing and speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Border fences encroaching onto Myanmar&#8217;s side, documented by locals with photos and videos, get dismissed as merely &#8220;insurgent areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>True, these are insurgent-held areas \u2014 but the problem is those insurgents are Han-Chinese Kokang people.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kokang&#8217;s loyalty between Myanmar and China? Even Myanmar children can figure that out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China&#8217;s Historical Territorial Expansions (referencing the map):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Region<\/th><th>Color<\/th><th>When absorbed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Yunnan<\/td><td>Yellow<\/td><td>13th century, Mongol-Yuan dynasty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tibet<\/td><td>Blue<\/td><td>Invaded 1950, 17-Point Agreement 1951<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>East Turkestan (Xinjiang)<\/td><td>Orange<\/td><td>Incorporated 1884<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inner Mongolia<\/td><td>Green<\/td><td>1947, before PRC founding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manchuria<\/td><td>Purple<\/td><td>Qing dynasty post-1600s; Japan occupied 1931\u201345, then reabsorbed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>China repeatedly claims it has <em>never invaded any country<\/em> \u2014 but this is historically inaccurate, and certainly untrue for Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Core Warning:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;In Donbas, Russian speakers existed; Russia used their &#8216;oppression&#8217; as justification to invade Ukraine. Northern Shan has Chinese speakers \u2014 what happens if China uses the same playbook?&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author warns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Burmans fought each other while enabling Kokang to seize territory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shan people watched passively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Kokang continues unchecked, they will &#8220;climb to the throat&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for China&#8217;s support, but those who know history cannot rest easy. China must be transparent. Myanmar cannot match China state-to-state \u2014 only the Myanmar people themselves can make this demand. I write this as a worried citizen.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-100.png 715w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-100-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c MNDAA \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1015 \u100a\u102c \u1010\u1010\u103a \u1021 \u101e\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1021 \u101d\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1010\u1031\u102c\u103a \u1021 \u1006\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1015 \u100a\u102c \u101b\u103e\u1004\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1011\u1032 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u101b\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101d\u1004\u103a \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102f \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1016\u1010\u103a \u1000\u103c\u100a\u1037\u103a \u101b\u1004\u103a \u101e\u102d \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u101c\u102c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think tank \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101e \u1018\u1031\u102c \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 ( \u1010 \u101b\u102c\u1038 \u101d\u1004\u103a \u101c\u102c\u1038 \u1021 \u101c\u103d\u1010\u103a \u101e \u1018\u1031\u102c \u101c\u102c\u1038 \u1019 \u101e\u102d ) \u1021 \u1005\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101b \u1016\u1000\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021 \u1000\u103c\u1036 \u1009\u102c\u100f\u103a \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1021 \u1000\u102c \u1021 \u1000\u103d\u101a\u103a \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u101e\u1030 \u1010 \u1001\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1000 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021 \u1000\u102c \u1021 \u1000\u103d\u101a\u103a \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1014\u1031 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031\u1037 \u101c\u102c \u101b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1021 \u1005\u1009\u103a \u1021 \u1006\u1000\u103a \u1021 \u1000\u102c \u1021 \u1000\u103d\u101a\u103a \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1014\u1031 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1010 \u1001\u102f \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u102c \u1018\u101a\u103a \u101e\u1030 \u1019\u103e \u1004\u103c\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1019 \u101b \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1000\u103b\u1031\u1038 \u1007\u1030\u1038 \u1010\u1004\u103a \u1015\u102b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a \u1015\u102b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u101e\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1015\u1031 \u1019\u1032\u1037 \u1019 \u1015\u103d\u1004\u1037\u103a \u101c\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1010\u102c \u101c\u102c\u1038 \u1010 \u1000\u101a\u103a \u1015\u1032 \u101c\u102c\u1038 \u1019 \u101e\u102d \u101b \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u101b\u103e\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1012\u1031 \u101e \u1000 \u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a \u1005\u1009\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1000\u103c\u100a\u1037\u103a \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1011\u102d\u1010\u103a \u101c\u1014\u1037\u103a \u101c\u102c \u1014\u1031 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u102c \u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1021 \u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a \u1015\u1032 \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000 \u101c\u1031\u102c\u103a \u1018\u102e \u1019 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103d\u1031\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u101e\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1005\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101b\u102d\u1019\u103a \u1015\u1030 \u1015\u1014\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102f \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1010\u102c \u1010\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1014\u103e\u1005\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1001\u103b\u1005\u103a \u1000\u103c\u100a\u103a \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1011\u102d \u1001\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u1010\u101a\u103a \u1021 \u1005\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101b \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1016\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u101a\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1011\u102d \u1001\u103c\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u101c\u102c \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101b\u1032\u1037 \u101c\u103d\u1010\u103a \u101c\u1015\u103a \u1001\u103d\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1005\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1000\u103b\u1031\u102c\u103a \u101c\u102c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1001\u103b\u1005\u103a \u1000\u103c\u100a\u103a \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1021 \u101e\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1016\u103d\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000 \u1015 \u100a\u102c \u1010\u1010\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101e\u1030 \u100c\u1031\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1016\u103d\u1032\u1037 \u1005\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u1031\u102c\u1037 \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u1037\u103a \u1001\u103b\u102d\u1014\u103a \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1006\u102d\u102f \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u101e\u102c\u1038 \u1014\u1031 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u102c \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101e \u1010\u102d \u1015\u103c\u102f \u1019\u102d \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1014\u101a\u103a \u1005\u1015\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1001\u103c\u1036 \u1005\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u101b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1016\u1000\u103a \u1021 \u1001\u103c\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101c\u102c \u1010\u102c \u100c\u102c \u1014\u1031 \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1013\u102c\u1010\u103a \u1015\u102f\u1036 vdo \u1021 \u1011\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1021 \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u1004\u103a \u1015\u103c \u101c\u102c \u1010\u102c \u1000\u102d\u102f Insurgent areas \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1000\u102c \u1000\u103d\u101a\u103a \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u1000\u101a\u103a \u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u101e\u1030 \u1015\u102f\u1014\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u1032\u1037 insurgent areas \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1015\u1031 \u1019\u101a\u1037\u103a \u1021\u1032\u1037 \u1012\u102e \u101e\u1030 \u1015\u102f\u1014\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u101f\u1014\u103a \u101c\u1030 \u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u102c \u1015\u103c \u103f \u1014\u102c \u1015\u102b \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1000 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1018\u101a\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101b\u103d\u1031\u1038 \u1019 \u101c\u1032 \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u102c \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1000 \u101c\u1031\u1038 \u1000 \u1021 \u1005 \u101e\u102d \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1021 \u1005\u1009\u103a \u1021 \u1006\u1000\u103a \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1010 \u1001\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102d \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u101f\u102c \u1018\u101a\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1019\u103e \u1019 \u1000\u103b\u1030\u1038 \u1000\u103b\u1031\u102c\u103a \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1018\u1030\u1038 \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u104b \u1021\u1032\u1037 \u1012\u102e \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1000 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1021 \u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1019 \u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a \u101e \u101c\u102d\u102f \u101e \u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u101c\u100a\u103a\u1038 \u1019 \u1019\u103e\u1014\u103a \u1018\u1030\u1038 \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1021\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1015\u103c \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u102f\u1036 \u1021 \u101b \u101a\u1030 \u1014\u1019\u103a \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u1014\u101a\u103a ( \u1021 \u101d\u102b ) \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1019\u1004\u103a \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1006\u1000\u103a \u1041\u1043 \u101b\u102c \u1005\u102f \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1011\u1032 \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1015\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010\u102d \u1018\u1000\u103a ( \u1021 \u1015\u103c\u102c ) \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1041\u1049\u1045\u1040 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u101d\u1004\u103a \u101b\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1041\u1049\u1045\u1041 \u1019\u103e\u102c 17 Points agreement \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Turkestan ( \u1021 \u1001\u102f Xinjiang \u101d\u102e \u1002\u102b \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1001\u1031\u102b\u103a ) ( \u101c\u102d \u1019\u1039\u1019\u1031\u102c\u103a ) \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1041\u1048\u1048\u1044 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1011\u1032 \u1011\u100a\u1037\u103a \u101e\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inner Mongolia ( \u1021 \u1005\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 ) \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1041\u1049\u1044\u1047 PRC \u1019 \u1011\u1030 \u1011\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1001\u1004\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1011\u100a\u1037\u103a \u101e\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1019\u1014\u103a \u1001\u103b\u1030\u1038 \u1012\u1031 \u101e ( \u1001 \u101b\u1019\u103a\u1038 ) \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1041\u1046\u1040\u1040 \u1001\u102f \u1014\u103e\u1005\u103a \u101c\u103d\u1014\u103a Qing \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1006\u1000\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1011\u1032 \u1011\u100a\u1037\u103a \u101e\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1002\u103b \u1015\u1014\u103a \u1000 1931 \u1000 \u1014\u1031 1945 \u1011\u102d \u1019\u1014\u103a \u1001\u103b\u1030\u1038 \u1014\u101a\u103a \u1019\u103c\u1031 \u1011\u1030 \u1011\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1014\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1011\u1032 \u1011\u100a\u1037\u103a \u101e\u103d\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1012\u102b \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000 \u101e \u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u1030\u1038 \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u101e\u103d\u102c\u1038 \u101b \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u1031 \u101b\u102c \u1012\u1031 \u101e \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1016\u103c\u1005\u103a \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b \u1010\u102d \u1018\u1000\u103a \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1001\u102f \u1011\u102d \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1019 \u1015\u1030\u1038 \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1012 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u101c\u102c\u1038 \u1019\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u1015\u103c\u1031\u1038 \u1021 \u1014\u1031 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1001\u103c\u102c\u1038 \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1014\u1031 \u1014\u1031 \u101b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1012\u102b \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1015\u103c \u1010\u102c \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u101b\u1032\u1037 \u1014\u101a\u103a \u1005\u1015\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1015\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u1010\u1010\u103a \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021 \u1005\u1009\u103a \u1021 \u101c\u102c \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101e\u102d \u1005\u1031 \u1016\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1015\u103c \u1010\u102c \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1021 \u1001\u102f \u101b\u103e\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u1019\u1030 \u1006\u101a\u103a \u1000 \u1014\u1031 \u101e\u102d \u1014\u1039\u1014\u102e \u1011\u102d \u101f\u1014\u103a \u101c\u1030 \u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1005\u102d\u1010\u103a \u1000\u103c\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u101c\u1030 \u1019\u103b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101e\u102d \u1014\u1039\u1014\u102e \u1011\u102d \u101b\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u101c\u102c \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u101c\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1019 \u1010\u1014\u103a\u1038 \u1000 \u1019\u103c\u1031 \u1000\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021 \u1010\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1021 \u1000\u103b\u1015\u103a \u101d\u101a\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1010\u101a\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1012\u1031 \u101e \u1001\u1036 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u101c\u102c \u1000\u103c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1012\u103d\u1014\u103a\u1038 \u1018\u1010\u103a \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u1014\u101a\u103a \u1019\u103e\u102c \u101b\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1038 \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1021\u1032\u1037 \u1012\u102e \u101b\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1038 \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u101c\u1030 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101a\u1030 \u1000 \u101b\u102d\u1014\u103a\u1038 \u1000 \u1016\u102d \u1014\u103e\u102d\u1015\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1016\u102d \u1014\u103e\u102d\u1015\u103a \u1001\u1036 \u1015\u103c\u100a\u103a \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000 \u101b\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1038 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u1030\u1038 \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a \u1010\u101a\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1021 \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1015\u103c\u102f \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101b\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102c\u1038 \u1000 \u101a\u1030 \u1000 \u101b\u102d\u1014\u103a\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101d\u1004\u103a \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u101b \u1010\u102c \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1021 \u1001\u103b\u1000\u103a \u1010 \u1001\u102f \u101b\u103e\u102d \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u101b\u103e\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1000 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1019\u103b\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a \u1019\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000 \u1016\u102d \u1014\u103e\u102d\u1015\u103a \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u1014\u1032\u1037 \u1015\u1030\u1038 \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a \u1015\u102b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u1006\u102d\u102f \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000 \u101d\u1004\u103a \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1010\u102c \u1015\u102b \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1018\u102c \u101c\u102f\u1015\u103a \u1000\u103c \u1019 \u101c\u1032 \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1017 \u1019\u102c \u1004 \u1010\u102f\u1036\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u101a\u1037\u103a \u1021 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1010\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a \u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021 \u1001\u102f \u101c\u102d\u102f \u1014\u101a\u103a \u1019\u103c\u1031 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u101e\u102d\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1021\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1000\u1030 \u100a\u102e \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1001\u1032\u1037 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b \u101b\u103e\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1011\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1000\u103c\u100a\u1037\u103a \u1014\u1031 \u1000\u103c \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1012\u102b \u101e \u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1015\u1032 \u104b \u101e \u1019\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1019 \u101b\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1001\u103b\u1004\u103a \u101b\u1004\u103a \u1014\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1015\u103c\u1014\u103a \u101c\u103e\u100a\u103a \u1000\u103c \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1037 \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1000 \u1019 \u101b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101b\u103e\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1018\u1030\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u1010\u1010\u103a \u1000\u103c \u101e \u101c\u102d\u102f \u1018\u1000\u103a \u1005\u102f\u1036 \u1000\u103c\u102f\u1036 \u1016\u1030\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031\u1037 \u1016\u1030\u1038 \u1010\u1032\u1037 \u101e\u1030 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021 \u1010\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1014\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u1004\u1036 \u101b\u1031\u1038 \u1000 \u101b\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u101b\u103e\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1015\u102b \u1010\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1016\u1032 \u101e \u1019\u102c\u1038 \u104a \u1005\u1005\u103a \u1010\u102f \u101b\u1004\u103a \u1001\u103b\u1000\u103a \u101e \u1019\u102c\u1038 \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1018\u101a\u103a \u1005 \u1000\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u103c\u1031\u102c \u101b\u1004\u103a \u1018\u102c \u104a \u1018\u101a\u103a \u1021 \u1000\u1031\u102c\u1004\u103a \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1004\u103a \u101b\u1004\u103a \u1018\u102c \u1021 \u1000\u103d\u1000\u103a \u1006\u102d\u102f \u1010\u102c \u1010\u103d\u1031\u1038 \u1019\u102d \u101e \u101c\u102d\u102f \u1015\u1031\u102b\u1037 \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u101b\u103e\u1019\u103a\u1038 \u1019\u103c\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a \u1000 \u1000\u102d\u102f\u1038 \u1000\u1014\u1037\u103a \u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u101c\u103d\u103e\u1010\u103a \u1011\u102c\u1038 \u1015\u1031\u1038 \u1010\u102c \u1000\u103c\u102c \u101b\u1004\u103a \u101c\u100a\u103a \u1015\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1010\u1000\u103a \u1014\u1004\u103a\u1038 \u101e\u103d\u102c\u1038 \u101c\u102d\u1019\u1037\u103a \u1019\u101a\u103a \u104b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u1010 \u101b\u102f\u1010\u103a \u1000\u1030 \u100a\u102e \u1010\u102c \u1000\u102d\u102f \u1000\u103b\u1031\u1038 \u1007\u1030\u1038 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