Release of a policy recommendation document submitted by Shan Shan Student Union
On June 9, 2024, the Tai Students' Union released the policy recommendation paper it submitted to the first Shan Youth Conference, held from May 13 to 15, 2023. The paper includes an introduction to the organization, background, sections with recommended policies and proposals on education, politics and the revolution, specific recommendations, and a summary.
The introduction describes the union's policies and activities, including that the Tai Students' Union was founded on October 30, 2020.
The education section covers the state of Shan education, basic education, the state of higher education, and recommended policies and proposals. The politics section covers the Shan political situation, the role of youth in Shan politics, and future and interim policy recommendations and proposals for a federal Shan State and Shan national self-determination areas. The revolution section covers the state of the Shan revolution and recommended revolutionary policies and proposals.
The specific recommendations include respecting natural resource extraction policies and local people's rights, and reaching out to CDM and Non-CDM staff to involve them in the political, revolutionary and education sectors.
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