China maintains support for Myanmar’s junta
Beijing to press ahead with projects even as West calls for sanctions in wake of coup
09 June 2021 - 11:37
China says its policy towards Myanmar remains unaffected by the country’s domestic situation, bolstering support for a regime that has faced multiple rounds of sanctions from the US and the West after a coup four months ago.
Beijing would continue implementing bilateral projects in the Southeast Asian nation, Myanmar state broadcaster MRTV reported after a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin on Tuesday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. ..
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