China’s decision to block the UN Security Council from condemning the Burmese regime’s assault on the Buddhist monks and other peaceful protestors underscores its long-standing political support for the junta. This past January, China, alongside Russia, vetoed a Security Council resolution that condemned Burma’s human rights record and called on the government to stop attacks on ethnic minorities, release political prisoners, and begin a transition towards national reconciliation and democracy.
中国决定阻止联合国安理会对缅甸政权镇压佛教僧人和其他和平示威者的行为进行谴责凸显了它对该统治集团的长期政治支持。今年一月，中国与俄罗斯一道否决了一项安理会决议。该决议谴责缅甸的人权纪录并呼吁缅甸政府停止打击少数族裔、释放政治犯、并开始向民族和解和民主转变。多年以来，中国还阻止了对缅甸的有效制裁。