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As the US looks to build a coalition to further punish Myanmar’s generals, it is not having much success convincing governments in Asia to follow suit.
The standing of Burmese Army Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s regime has slipped even further in the West after his envoy to the UN denounced the military takeover and Burmese authorities killed 18 protesters on Sunday, the deadliest day since the Feb. 1 coup.
While the junta has since told security forces to avoid using live bullets, reports emerged yesterday that protesters were still being shot with them.
Washington has led the global pushback, with US
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Chanting “Shame on you, China” and holding up banners in English, Chinese and Burmese, dozens of pro-democracy protesters gathered on Monday at the Chinese embassy in Yangon to denounce what they called Beijing’s backing for Myanmar’s military coup on February 1.
“Myanmar’s military dictatorship is made in China,” read one placard.
“If this is an internal affair, why are you helping the junta?” read another.
The nearly-daily rallies at the gates of the Chinese mission forced a response from China’s ambassador to the country, Chen Hai, who said on Tuesday that “the current development in Myanmar is absolutely not what China wants to see”.