CHINA HAS BLOCKED A UN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE MILITARY COUP IN MYANMAR.
Written by miebaka ikiriko on February 3, 2021
China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar.
The military took power in the south East Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of other lawmakers.
The coup leaders have since formed a supreme council which will sit above the cabinet
In Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon though signs of resistance and civil disobedience have been growing
Doctors and medical staff in dozens of hospitals across the country are stopping work in protest against the coup and to push for Ms Suu Kyi’s release.
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