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China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty
Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:05am EDT
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YANGON (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the world should respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty after sending Aung San Suu Kyi back into detention, a ruling that triggered Western outrage but only a measured response from its neighbors.
China, one of the few nations that stands by Myanmar's military junta, called for continued dialogue but urged non-interference from the outside world, suggesting Beijing would not back any United Nations action against the country.
Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was sentenced to three years for violating an internal security law, but the junta said immediately after Tuesday's verdict it would halve the sentence and allow her to serve the time at her Yangon home.
The verdict drew sharp criticism from leaders around the world. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown called it "monstrous." French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it was "brutal and unjust", and the European Union said it was preparing sanctions against the regime.
Western nations pressed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a statement condemning the sentence, but other countries, including veto-wielding members Russia and China, stalled for time.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said dialogue, rather than criticism, would help steer Myanmar toward a path of democracy, development and national reconciliation.
"This not only accords with Myanmar's interests, it is also beneficial to regional stability," she said in a statement, China's first official comment following the sentencing.
"International society should fully respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty," Jiang said, referring to Suu Kyi's case.
Analysts said Suu Kyi's reduced sentence may have been an attempt to appease Myanmar's friends and neighbors -- China, India and Thailand, in particular -- whose trade has propped up a state crippled by international sanctions.
"Most Asian states will be prepared to go along with that," said Ian Holliday, a Myanmar specialist at the University of Hong Kong.
ASEAN "DISAPPOINTED"
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is a member, on Wednesday expressed "deep disappointment" about Suu Kyi's detention, following similar statements by member countries that stopped short of criticizing the regime.
ASEAN maintains a policy of quiet diplomacy and non-interference in the internal affairs of its members, but the junta's refusal to improve its human rights record has been the main source of tension within the 10-member bloc.
Critics have dismissed the trial as a ploy by the junta to keep the charismatic National League for Democracy (NLD) leader away from next year's multi-party elections, the first since 1990, when the NLD's landslide win was ignored by the generals.
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