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Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown
[DAWN] International divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as "ethnic cleansing" and forced 370,000 Rohingya to flee the violence.Beijing's intervention appears aimed at heading off any attempt to censure Myanmar at the council when it convenes on Wednesday. China was one of the few foreign friends of Myanmar's former junta. Beijing has tightened its embrace under Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government as part of its giant trade, energy and infrastructure strategy for Southeast Asia. The exodus from Myanmar's western Rakhine state began after Rohingya gunnies attacked police posts on August 25, prompting a military backlash that has sent a third of the Moslem minority population fleeing for their lives. Didn't that work out well! Posted by: Fred 2017-09-13 |
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