China hopes Asean Summit helps with Myanmar 'soft landing'

ReutersPublished: Apr 23, 2021 3:54 AM

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China hoped the upcoming Asean summit on member Myanmar would pave the way for a "soft landing".

The in-person summit in Jakarta on Saturday is the first concerted international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, where security forces have killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters since a Feb 1 coup.

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