Myanmar’s military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021. Wang last visited Myanmar to meet with Suu Kyi just three weeks before the military ousted her. Many in Myanmar suspect China of supporting the military takeover, and Beijing has refused to condemn the army’s power grab. The statement said that holding the foreign ministers’ meeting in Myanmar is in direct opposition to a peace plan by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Since the military seized power, Chinese special envoy Sun Guoxiang has visited Myanmar twice, and Wang has met his Myanmar counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, twice in China.

Source: thestar July 03, 2022 00:58 UTC