Myanmar Coup
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@mik said in Myanmar Coup:
Something tells me the inaction is linked to China.
From the article:
Russia and China are veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council, and both would block any significant action—Moscow, as a longtime friend of Myanmar’s that supplies it with weapons and provides training to its military, and Beijing, as its huge neighbor that has maintained friendly relations with both civilian and military governments in the past. Still, Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, argued, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should use his power to convene the council to vote on a resolution regarding R2P. Russia would be difficult to convince, Rudd acknowledged, but he was less sure that China would be against it and suggested that it might abstain from a vote instead. “China does not want to be seen as protecting Burmese butchers,” he told me. “It is bad for China’s international reputation.”
Rudd expects Russia to veto a UN Security Council resolution to go against the Myanmar military as Russia supplies the Myanmar military with weapons and military training. Rudd expects China to only abstain from voting.
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I got to have an hour-long conversation with a fellow in Myanmar that works for the same conglomerate as me - this was back in October, maybe? We talked about how Myanmar was opening up and modernizing - he is in insurance. I need to reach out to him but was a bit nervous about putting any kind of spotlight on him...
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The foreign ministers of ASEAN met with the cup leader of Myanmar in Indonesia recently. Not sure that it really will mean anything however. A lot of words, but probably no action.
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