Myanmar’s sovereignty should be respected: China

He said the international community should respect Myanmar’s sovereignty and play a constructive role in helping achieve peace and reconciliation.

Myanmar has been rocked by violence since the coup as pro-democracy activists have taken up arms, with ethnic minority forces fighting for self-determination in some places, to battle a well-equipped army.

Attempts by Myanmar’s Southeast Asian neighbors to initiate talks have failed.

China is a major buyer of Myanmar’s resources, including jade, tin and timber, while it has sometimes had to take in refugees from across the border from fighting between insurgents and Myanmar’s government forces.

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