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‘Constructive Engagement’ Stumbles Right Out of the Box in Myanmar
Soldiers prepare to crack down on anti-regime protesters in Yangon in early March. / The Irrawaddy
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By Bertil Lintner 15 March 2021
It was a major diplomatic breakthrough for Myanmar’s new junta, the State Administration Council (SAC). On March 9, its vice chairman, Vice-Senior General Soe Win, met the head of the European Union’s military staff Vice-Admiral Hervé Bléjean via video conferencing to discuss the SAC’s efforts to establish the rule of law and community peace in accordance with Myanmar’s Constitution. They also talked cordially about how Myanmar’s security forces were handling current protests, the SAC’s five future work plans and its COVID-19 vaccination programs.
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1596 A screen grab from Myanmar state television broadcast from February 3, 2021, shows General Min Aung Hlaing speaking during a meeting. MRTV/Handout via REUTERS
Bangkok, February 4
Before Monday’s coup in Myanmar, the country’s relations with China already were complicated by Chinese investments in its infrastructure and the Myanmar military’s campaigns along their shared border.
The coup deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi a little over a year after Chinese President Xi Jinping made a show of support to her with the first visit by a head of state from Beijing to Myanmar since 2001 and 33 agreements on a wide range of issues.