Burma / Myanmar: Guizhou lao pings (Guizhou veterans) in the 1950s. Front row, left to right: Zau Mai, Naw Seng, Hpalang Gam Di. Communist Party of Burma (CPB)

The 'Guizhou veterans' was the name given to the 200 - 300 Kachins who spent the years from 1950 to 1968 in Guizhou Province. They were military commanders.

The Communist Party of Burma (Burmese: ဗမာပြည်ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ; CPB) is the oldest existing political party in Burma. The party is unrecognised by the Burmese authorities, rendering it illegal; so it operates in a clandestine manner, often associating with insurgent armies along the border of People's Republic of China. It is often referred to as the Burma Communist Party (BCP) by both the Burmese government and the foreign media.

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