China's Secret Opium Empire in Myanmar | Patrick Winn

How has a drug cartel operating as its own country thwarted hostile actions by its neighbors and the CIA? "Narcotopia" author Patrick Winn is here to explain!
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What We Discuss with Patrick:
00:00 - Wa: The cartel-run state in Myanmar
01:06 - What is Wa State
07:07 - Wa people used to farm opium poppy, but now they make heroin
16:29 - Wa State uses its profits to defend its territory
25:18 - Despite how it sounds, Wa State is actually the most stable area in Myanmar
43:42 - Patrick's weird interview with a top three Wa leader nicknamed Superstar
55:10 - Wei Hsueh-kang & Bao Youxiang, the brains and brawn of Wa
57:02 - How money is laundered in Wa
1:03:42 - The capital of Wa
1:12:31 - Enemies of Wa State
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[@visnuexe]

Amazing report!

[@heynsenene]

Love this podcast!....I mean in general.

[@JordanHarbingerShow]

thank you!

[@benferns1636]

I call it Burma as well. I only found out the other day it has been named Myanmar since 1989. I had no idea.

[@SW38spc]

Finally something on this been hearing about a "Golden Triangle in Asia since the 90's

[@razoraz]

Goodness, at first I thought this was about Xi's connection to the Chinese drug-running triads (get to that later - I read about it days ago, get to that book later) but this is another level so wild because I never even knew about this (autonomous Wa state group) until now hearing about it. And I've studied international relations for a couple decades now, so the way CIA/DEA works as descrbed makes sense. I couldn't find a single town in this region mapped in Apple Maps (or google, like he mentioned) - even Wikipedia I had to dive many levels deep to even get a feel about the history of these regions. Patrick, you've never lost nuance in your reporting; I think anyone interested won't either. Even though you might have made several enemies by being so candid about those you interviewed, and I wouldn't go anywhere near China because of comments, if I think about those who would; there is room for those equally concerned and now informed who could now if with an "innocent" clean slate.

[@razoraz]

Patrick I'm not saying you should retire, only that you've attracted too much risk from the CCP. The "China Show" channel here who are one of my YTEfavorites could tell you how that goes. You have valuable knowledge for all of us, but don't go near their shores, I pray.

[@Ephmral]

I'm sure there would have been some other things they could grow, even in bad soil.

[@nickmerritt3793]

What happened? 200k subs and 200 views???

[@JordanHarbingerShow]

we've never been able to get this channel off the ground dude. Some videos get 100s of thousands of plays and some get like 2,000 views. It's bananas. Content too varied, probably.

[@Attlanttizz]

@@JordanHarbingerShowI am glad I found your show Jordan, always mega interesting episodes!

[@BigMike666]

This is my first time listening to this using KZbin music, it's so weird seeing Jordan's face and hearing him speak, cuz I'm so used to just hearing his voice (Spotify).

[@SagaciousBoothe]

This intro sounds like someone put these clips together to make fun of the podcast.

[@60-second-HACKS]

I like Jordan. He makes his biases obvious and completely transparent.

[@user-xp5id1kh4r]

What did he specifically say?

[@Ephmral]

Nuanced, or subversive, who knows

[@1ireneaustin]

WHAT IS WA STATE>>>>???????????????????

[@jackiepie7423]

hey ! i live in wa state ! and so does bill gates ! and jeff bezos! have ever heard of there little companies by the name of microsoft or amazon?

[@MarshallTheArtist]

I also live in WA. I've never heard of those companies. What are they?

[@60-second-HACKS]

55:00 Wei is half-Taiwanese ... if you're American, that isn't Chinese. You didn't tell us what the other half is. You make me wonder why. Half CIA? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 But "Dude, you ask the best questions." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣