This photograph taken on August 14, 2024 and released by the Myanmar Military Information Team shows Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (right) meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Naypyidaw. Myanmar's embattled junta chief and China's foreign minister on August 14 discussed security along their shared border where ethnic minority armed groups have captured territory from the Myanmar military in recent weeks, junta media said. - Photo: Myanmar Military Information Team/ AFP
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (Aug 16) promised to keep supporting Myanmar's democratic opposition, after China endorsed the transition plans of the ruling military junta.
Two senior US officials met virtually with the shadow National Unity Government -- which consists mostly of lawmakers ousted in a 2021 coup -- as well as key ethnic rebel groups including the Karen National Union.
