"Does US President Donald Trump have a distinct policy towards Myanmar, and if so how does it differ from the engagement gambit championed by his predecessor Barack Obama? Trump has paid little to no attention to Myanmar while pursuing ties with other Southeast Asian states, raising questions about his government?s stance towards the country. It?s still unclear if that?s because of Myanmar?s lingering strategic ties to North Korea or Trump?s political instincts to undo Obama?s legacy in the region. One of Trump?s few statements on Myanmar was made during his trip to the region last November, in which he pledged US support for an end to the violence in Myanmar?s Rakhine state and the safe return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled military violence into neighboring Bangladesh..."