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| US urges tough stance |
| A senior US diplomat has said the United States is pushing China, India and Japan to use their influence to increase pressure on Myanmar's military
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 4-October-2007
10:37:26 AM |
| A senior US diplomat has said the United States is pushing China, India and Japan to use their influence to increase pressure on Myanmar's military leaders after a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters last week.
Angry US lawmakers called for the United States and the world to do more; they also heaped criticism on China, Myanmar's top trading partner, for not taking a stronger stand.
Scot Marciel, a deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia, told a Senate subcommittee that the junta's squashing of demonstrations with gunfire, tear gas and baton charges has reinforced the Bush administration's commitment to see that democracy is restored in Myanmar.
''We're working to turn the international outrage into increased pressure on the regime,'' he said, by pushing Myanmar's Asian neighbours and others to do more.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has vast oil and gas deposits that are coveted by its neighbours and by large companies around the world. India and China, reluctant to criticise the junta in the past, are seen as crucial to pressuring the junta into accepting international demands.
Marciel said that while China is worried about the situation inside Myanmar, it has not yet shown a willingness to go beyond calls for restraint. He said a key test would be China's reaction when the matter comes before the United Nations Security Council.
After crushing large protests last week, the junta has now begun dragging people from their homes at night and letting others know they are marked for detention.
The crisis began August 19 with rallies against a fuel price increase.
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