Description:
Summary: "China supports UN Special Advisor Gambari?s
mission to Burma and the United States is "too impatient"
with Gambari?s mission and the political transition process
in Burma, according to MFA Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Division Deputy Director Chen Chen. Acknowledging that the
planned 2010 elections in Burma will leave the military
holding power, Chen said the elections will serve as "a soft
landing" for the regime. Continuing economic woes in Burma
are a result of U.S. sanctions, and as a "neighbor," China
opposes sanctions on Burma. Chen said the Burmese regime is
interested in improving relations with the United States."
End Summary.
Source/publisher:
US Embassy, Beijing, via Wikileaks
Date of Publication:
2008-09-18
Date of entry:
2011-09-07
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
