Security Council statement does not include direct condemnation of military coup
Netizens criticize Chinese-Russian criticism of the’lukewarm attitude toward coup’
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As Supreme Commander Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, interviewed key figures from China and Russia before the coup, there is growing antipathy against China and Russia in Myanmar.
According to local online media Irawadi on the 5th, thousands of Myanmar netizens after showing a lukewarm attitude at the UN Security Council (Security Council) emergency meeting held on the 2nd (hereafter local time) to discuss the coup in Myanmar. They started a campaign to criticize both countries through SNS. In the most shared post on Facebook and Twitter, one netizen argued that “we must clearly condemn China and Russia for providing shelter and supporting illegal military governments.” Many articles have been cited that the military needs to regard China and Russia as enemies, helping to threaten democratically elected governments.
The Security Council held an emergency meeting on the 2nd to discuss the situation in Myanmar and drafted a statement, but it is said that China and Russia showed a lukewarm attitude, saying,’We need to send it to our country for review.’ On the 4th, the Security Council finally made a media statement saying, “We express deep concern for the arbitrary detention of government factors such as the Myanmar military’s declaration of an emergency, state advisor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Yun Min,” and “I urge the immediate release of all detained people.” Announced. However, this statement, drafted in Britain, the current presidency, did not proceed directly to condemning the Myanmar military’s attempts to overthrow the government, contrary to expectations.
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The AFP news agency reported that, for China, Myanmar was an important part of the One-to-One Road (one-to-one road: a land-sea silk road that connects China-Central Asia-Europe). Wang Yi, a member of China’s foreign affairs officer and foreign minister, met with Supreme Commander Hlaing separately from Myanmar, where he visited on January 12 for his first tour of four Southeast Asian countries.
On January 22, he met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoi-gu, who officially visited Myanmar, and at this time, it is known that Myanmar military leaders made special efforts to welcome Minister Shoi-gu. At the time, Supreme Commander Hlaing was said to have said, “Russia has helped Myanmar like a true friend whenever it is difficult for the past four years.”
/ Reporter Park Ye-na [email protected]
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