October 3, 2007

US senators demanded intense US pressure on China and India to help Myanmar

US senators demanded intense US pressure on China and India to force them to sever ties with Myanmar's junta after a violent crackdown on democracy protests. High-profile lawmakers wanted to know how the United States could leverage its relationship with the two giant powers, during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Asia-Pacific subcommittee.

Kerry, the defeated 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, warned that if China did not use its close economic relationship with Myanmar to demand political change, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing would be under a "cloud." Senate Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell, author of legislation imposing US economic sanctions on Myanmar, also complained that global efforts to pressure the junta were weakened without Chinese and Indian backing.

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