Despite recent ceasefire discussions in Kunming, China, the Myanmar military has resumed airstrikes in areas controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), targeting civilian-populated regions in Northern Shan State, including Nawnghkio (Naung Cho) and Mongkut (Mogok).

According to a TNLA statement, airstrikes on May 2 and 3 struck multiple locations in Naung Cho Township, destroying at least six homes and a monastery hall. In Mogok, a town in Mandalay Region bordering Shan State, bombs hit Ka Thea ward, resulting in one civilian death and another injury.

“The houses were damaged, but no one was hurt here. Mongkut was also bombed yesterday, and I heard there were casualties,” a local resident told SHAN.

Earlier, on April 30, the military reportedly dropped two 250-pound bombs between Thitseingone and Kyaukpoke villages, also in TNLA-held territory.

These attacks come just days after high-level talks held on April 28–29 in Kunming, where Chinese officials mediated negotiations between the military junta and the TNLA. During the discussions, the TNLA rejected the military’s demand to withdraw from key strategic areas under its control, including Nawnghkio, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Mogok, and Mo Meik.

On May 4, the TNLA held its first-ever online press conference to disclose the results of the Kunming talks. Both parties had reportedly agreed in principle to a ceasefire, a halt in offensive operations, and unimpeded humanitarian access, including the delivery of food and medicine to civilians.

However, despite this tentative agreement, TNLA sources report continued and intensified military activity, including artillery shelling, drone attacks, and aerial bombings, particularly in Nawnghkio and Mogok.

The resurgence of violence has sparked renewed fears among civilians, many of whom had hoped the China-brokered negotiations would lead to a meaningful de-escalation.