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12 Oct 2007 10:33 am
A Breakthrough for Burma?
This has got to be good news:
China turned against the Burmese government last night and supported a
UN security council statement rebuking the military regime for its
suppression of peaceful protests, and demanding the release of all
political prisoners.
The security council statement, which also
called for "genuine dialogue" with the opposition leader, Aung San Suu
Kyi, marked the first time that Beijing had agreed to UN criticism of
the junta.
The statement did not threaten sanctions, but the
significance of its unanimous support by all 15 members of the security
council would not have been lost on Burma's generals, who had hitherto
been able to count on China, a neighbour and key trading partner, to
block UN censure.
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