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Which old literary languages represent the major divisions of Sino-Tibetan?

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Thematic map showing the geographic distribution of Sino-Tibetan language families in East and Southeast Asia. Green areas indicate Sinitic (Chinese) languages across most of China and Taiwan, pink marks Tibetic languages in Tibet and surrounding regions, yellow shows Burmic (Burmese) in Myanmar, and red highlights Baric (Bodo-Garo) and Karenic (Karen) languages in parts of Northeast India, Bhutan, and Thailand. Country boundaries and major bodies of water are labeled for context.
Sino-Tibetan languages

The major divisions of the Sino-Tibetan language family are represented by three primary old literary languages: Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese. These languages serve as the representatives for the Sinitic, Tibetic, and Burmic divisions, respectively.1

While these three are the primary literary representatives, other languages are categorized as "minor literary" languages within the Tibeto-Burman group, including Xixia (Tangut), Newar, Meitei (Manipuri), Naxi-Moso, Yi (Lolo), Bai (Minchia), and Pyu.2

It is important to note that while Thai (Siamese) was historically considered a division of Sino-Tibetan, this relationship is now more commonly viewed as nongenetic, with shared vocabulary likely resulting from cultural borrowing rather than derivation from a common ancestor.1