Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism over Rohingya exodus

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, can before long visit Peking, state media aforementioned on Monday, because the southeast state seems to draw nearer to its northern neighbor, China, amid world criticism over associate degree exodus of Rohingya refugees.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks throughout a group discussion at the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, November twenty one, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
Myanmar has bristly at pressure from Western nations over its armed forces’ brutal response to August attacks on security posts by Rohingya Muslim militants within the western state of Rakhine.

The us and therefore the international organization have suspect Myanmar of “ethnic cleansing” and needed the military to be command responsible over allegations of killings, rape and combustion that sent over 620,000 Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.

China, however, has backed what Myanmar officers decision a legitimate counter-insurgency operation in Rakhine, and stepped in to forestall a resolution on the crisis at the U.N. council.

News of Suu Kyi’s visit comes once Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese military leaders welcome Myanmar’s powerful army chief Min Aung Hlaing last week and pledged nearer cooperation.

The state-run daily world New lightweight of Myanmar aforementioned altruist Peace laureate Suu Kyi would “soon” depart to attend a Communist Party of China-hosted forum of world political leaders in Peking.

Suu Kyi’s interpreter Zaw Htay couldn't be reached for a lot of details, however the meeting begins on Thursday and runs till Dec. 3, per China’s official press association Xinhua.

Myanmar is within the international spotlight on as Pope Francis makes the primary visit by a head of the Roman church to the Buddhist-majority country.

He has antecedently spoken out regarding the treatment of minority Muslims to whom Myanmar denies citizenship, however thusme Christians concern doing so within the country might provoke a backlash.

Many in Myanmar refuse to acknowledge the name Rohingya, preferring to decision them “Bengalis” to counsel they belong in neighboring Bangladesh.

Editing by equipage Fernandez