Commentary
President Joe Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Asian leaders at the ASEAN summit but failed to confront Xi on Burma (commonly known as Myanmar), where a Chinese-funded war against religious and ethnic minorities is occurring.
The war in Burma was one of the primary issues discussed at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, held on Nov. 10-13. It was the first stop on Biden’s Asian tour.
Although the United States and the European Union have condemned the war in Burma and brought sanctions against the leaders, China and Russia continue to trade with Burma and provide it with weapons. Sadly, Biden failed to confront Xi about China’s role in the war. Burma was also a primary agenda item at the APEC summit, which Biden skipped, providing Xi with an unopposed PR opportunity….