Abstract
Burma, also known as Myanmar, is governed by a repressive dictatorship that is guilty of numerous human rights abuses. Political prisoners, oppressed women and ethnic minorities, and child soldiers are examples of human rights violations in Burma. Burma’s government benefits from its relationship with China, whose support for the dictatorship is motivated by its own economic and strategic interests. The United States and its Western allies must alter their existing Burma policy, which has been part of the problem, in order to help end the suffering of the Burmese people.
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Stokes, Dustin
(2009)
"Why China Supports Burma’s Dictators,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 50.
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