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Kokang Cowboys: Burma’s Transgender Narco Royalty, a Secret Army, and a “Special Belt”

2024/3/27
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Sean Williams: 本集讲述了 Olive Yang 的传奇一生，她从 Kokang 的公主到成为金三角地区最大的毒枭之一，她的故事充满了冒险、叛逆和犯罪。她反抗家庭的束缚，拒绝缠足，展现出她大胆的性格。她与美国情报机构合作，从事鸦片贸易，同时也与国民党和缅甸政府周旋。她的故事也反映了金三角地区复杂的政治和社会环境，以及毒品贸易对该地区的影响。Olive Yang 的经历也挑战了传统的性别角色，她以男性身份示人，并与多位女性建立了恋情。她的故事充满了传奇色彩，也引发了人们对性别、权力和犯罪的思考。 Danny Gold: (推测) Danny Gold 在节目中可能对 Olive Yang 的故事进行了补充和评论，提供了额外的历史背景和分析，例如对金三角地区毒品贸易的深入解读，对美国情报机构介入的评论，以及对 Olive Yang 性别认同和社会地位的探讨。他可能还对 Olive Yang 的行为动机和影响进行了分析，并对她的传奇故事进行了评价。

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Olive Yang, known by various nicknames, is introduced as the narco-princess of Kokang, a region in the Golden Triangle known for its opium production and global heroin trade.

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Olive Yang—or Miss Hairy Legs, or Two-Gun Mulan, or any number of nicknames folks gave her—was the gunslinging princess of Kokang who bucked the royal yolk to become one of the Golden Triangle’s biggest narco traffickers. With DC’s backing she built an empire all over Asia, and did some pretty impressive spycraft on the side.

Part one of this crazy two-parter tracks the rise of Olive and her “Boys,” the gangsters of the Kokang bush, a stint in prison, 999 dope and something Olive’s sister called, euphemistically, the “special belt.”

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