When Myanmar carried out the death penalty for the first time in three decades by executing four activists in July, China and Russia stayed silent while the US and its allies condemned the junta. Now the regime is on the verge of doing it again.
Seven university students were sentenced to death in November by a secretive military court for their alleged involvement in the shooting of a retired military officer, and their punishment could come any time.
But with China, Russia and India abstaining from the UN vote, it’s unlikely to have much effect, while the junta sees regimes from Iran to North Korea defying international sanctions and testing the will of world powers. Myanmar’s armed groups, meanwhile, remain divided, with different factions fighting across the country. International support has been elusive, with Western aid heading to Ukraine, and diplomatic efforts ineffective.
It’s increasingly turned to air strikes to try and secure ground. In October, the US and European nations accused it of inflicting “extraordinary harm” on civilians after killing more than 60 people in an air attack on a concert organized by ethnic rebels. Military chief Min Aung Hlaing has increasingly turned to Russia for support, visiting the country at least twice in 2022 and hailing Vladimir Putin as the “leader of the world.” The two sides have since inked several economic pacts in an effort to bolster ties.
“China and Russia only care about their business rather than human rights and democracy,” said Soe Thura Tun, the shadow National Unity Government’s Minister of Electricity and Energy. “They discussed with the junta to ensure they become early birds for profit-making projects in the long term.”Suu Kyi, 77, has seen her jail term extended to 33 years after the conclusion of an 18-month long series of trials.
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