Description:
"...At the September 27 regular MFA press briefing,
spokeswoman Jiang Yu said China has been closely following
the situation in Burma and hopes that all parties exercise
restraint so as to avoid escalation or a negative effect on
regional stability. She also expressed hope that the press
would report on the situation in Myanmar truthfully with no
"exaggerated hype." Some in the press had attacked China out
of "ulterior motives," she said. Asked to clarify, Jiang
said everyone had read the reports and seen examples. Asked
if China would support a UN Security Council Resolution on
Burma, she said the Security Council had discussed this topic
and the Chair had spoken to the press. She said the
international community should provide "constructive
assistance" to relax the situation in Myanmar and China
supports the mediation of the UN Secretary General. Asked if
any high-level visits had taken place between China and
Burma, she said she had no information but had already made
China?s position clear. Asked specifically if China
condemned the violence in Myanmar, Jiang refused to answer
because the journalist asking "had come late to the press
conference."..."
Source/publisher:
US Embassy, Beijing, via Wikileaks
Date of Publication:
2007-09-27
Date of entry:
2011-09-06
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
