Demonstrators set fire to a Communist flag in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon.
At last week’s UN Security Council meeting, the Chinese Communist Party, a permanent member of the Council, used its influence to avoid the words “military coup” in its statement. In response, protesters in Yangon, Burma’s largest city, burned the Communist flag in a show of discontent.
So far, the UN Security Council has issued two statements expressing concern and condemning the forceful crackdown on protesters, but all have avoided the term “military coup. Zhang Jun, the Chinese Communist Party’s permanent representative to the UN, said at the meeting that the Communist Party was working with “all political parties” in Myanmar to reduce tensions.
Demonstrators in Myanmar are demanding that Aung San Suu Kyi’s government remain in power and are stringing together a major non-cooperation movement across the country. Countries in the region are prepared to coordinate on the crisis.
Separately, the military announced on Sunday and Monday (4 and 5) that 20 celebrities who have been supporting the demonstrations are wanted on charges of spreading fear and fake news. One of the wanted actresses, Myat Noe Aye, responded by posting a video on Twitter Tuesday, stressing her pride in doing the right thing and stating that she will continue to fight for justice and democracy.
More than 570 civilians have been killed by the military so far, more than two months after the coup in Myanmar.
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