Passage: Soon after gaining independence, the central government led by U Nu faced several armed rebellions. The most serious was the Chinese Nationalist KMT invasion of Shan State in 1950. Driven out by the Chinese Communist forces, Nationalist KMT troops  planned to use the region east of the Salween river as a base from which to regain their homeland. In March 1953, the KMT forces with US assistance were on the verge of taking the entire Shan State, and within a day's march of the state capital Taunggyi. The Burmese army drove back the invaders east across the Salween. The KMT units remained there until 1961 when some 20,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army and 5,000 troops of the Burmese Army defeated them in a joint operation.
How many Burmese Army troops and People Liberation Army were there together? How many combined troops from the People's Liberation Army and the Burmese Army defeated the KMT in a joint operation? How many more troops did the People's Liberation Army have compared to the Burmese Army? How many more troops of the People's Liberation Army than the Burmese army defeated the KMT units? How many more troops of the People's Liberation Army were there compared to troops of the Burmese Army? How many troops in all defeated the KMT units? How many troops in all made up the People's Liberation Army and the Burmese Army? How many troops of the People Liberation Army and Burmese Army combined defeated the KMT units in a joint operation? How many troops of the People's Liberation Army and Burmese army defeated the KMT units? How many years after the Chinese Nationalist KMT invasion of Shan State did the KMT forces come within a day's march to the state capital Taunggyi? How many years after the KMT invaded Shan State were they on the verge of taking the entire state? How many years did it take to defeat the KMT? How many years did the KMT forces remain located east across the Salween after being driven back by the Burmese army? How many years did the KMT troops remain east of the Salween river before being defeated? Which army had more troops in 1961, the Burmese Army or the People's Liberation Army? Which group was defeated in 1961 by the People's Liberation Army and the Burmese Army? Who had the smallest troops, the Burmese Army or People's Liberation Army?