As a Tai or you call us Shan, Who heavily admires you, I am grateful for how you talked about our country . WOW THERE'S ANOTHER STORIES THAT'S BEEN MISSING PIECES, Tbh I have never read about Divide and Rule before that's caused so many problems in North Shan today. What you mentioned back in the days when Saopha had been collecting taxes for the British empire from those who live in Shan state and including small ethnic groups and these ethnic groups they're taking revenge back today blaming Saopha for giving pressure to their people by collecting money and valuable things. They want to claim the land from Tai people and as you may read about 1027 operation. That's for their own intentions what's happening in North Shan state.