not everybody who within the burma campjoined the - within the burma campjoined the association, so it'm afraid we are down to about 1500 now. we are focusing very much on the benevolence, but also our programme. but there are not nearly as many of us as they used to be. but they did come it was quite amazing amazing to the batches and talk to the men and they always said to me, please, when we have gone, make sure the burma star is not forgotten, that is why we started the scholarship programme. it is a very good programme. it is a very good programme that is why —— it is all the people who fought in the 14th and come in different countries, as and come in different countries, as a postgraduate degrees on things like engineering and human health which was so vital for the burma campaign. iwas which was so vital for the burma campaign. i was second scholar is raising money but our second scholar is a wonderful lady from nepal and she wants to get her engineering degree to go back and help rebuild nepal after the earthquake. aha, nepal after the earthquake. a terrific cause and i am sur

she shares the views that rohingya muslims do not belong in burma.hat is a view that ali is institutionalized and the public has embraced. amy: i want to go to aung san suu kyi in her own words back at the hague in 2019 defending the burmese military's treatment of the rohingya. >> regrettably, place before the court an incomplete and misleading picture of the situation in were kind of state. yet it is of the utmost importance the court assess the situation on the ground in rakhine. amy: the significance of this case in the hague and then what will happen to the rohingya now with the military seizing power? >> i think the military has institutionalized the general subtle percution of rohingya since 1970 -- there are far more rohingya dispersed across the world than rohingya in the country. they are about half a million rohingya in open air prison camps in the west and about 120,000 and it with the german officials called concentration camps. the rest are in these villages from where they cannot leave. there are one million rohingya in bangladesh wait

choh vin from the burma human rights — public. rights network, - public. choh vin from the burma human rights network, thank- public. choh vin from the burma| human rights network, thank you public. choh vin from the burma - human rights network, thank you very much. let's look at some of the day's other news. us presidentjoe biden said he won't lift sanctions against iran, as long as the islamic republic fails to adhere to its nuclear deal commitments. under the 2015 agreement iran is permitted to enrich uranium, but only within certain limits. the head of the united nations food agency says a deal has been reached with ethiopia to expand its operations in the northern region of tigray. nearly three million people need help, as a result of the conflict between the federal army and regionalforces. israel has begun easing its third coronavirus lockdown, after its vaccination programme shows signs of working to drive down infections in the over—60s. more than a third of the population have now received their first vaccine dose. howe

the peeple of burma _ years ago? this is from day one. the people of burma do _ years ago?t _ years ago? this is from day one. the people of burma do not agree - years ago? this is from day one. the people of burma do not agree with l people of burma do not agree with 2008 constitution. because 2008 constitution was draughted by the military, to make them power can make the money, to keep the power in the grips and as you see, they would tread and they are above the law. this is undemocratic. if 75% of committees selected by general, 60 and the parliament of democratically elected mps, without the approval, if you want to pass any laws, need 76%. if one button among them, we cannot pass any laws. being that they are the ones who controlled the pandemic. they are the ones who controlled the andemic. ., ., ., ,~' ., , pandemic. how great a risk are these takin: pandemic. how great a risk are these taking because _ pandemic. how great a risk are these taking because you _ pandemic. how great a risk are these taking because you know _ pandemic. how great a risk are these taking

shannon: another foreign-policy hotspot wall street journal says burma's coup and biden's choice, burmacult dilemmas on democracy and human rights yet us ability to engage be reduced if burma falls further into china's orbit. american response to the coup must take into account the strategic landscape in asia, that will require realistic diplomacy, not only moral denunciation. where does the biden administration need to go on this and what the impact of china in this particular situation? >> sign is the most important factor, not the china has made burma into a satellite although there are important gas and oil pipelines that run across burma and allow oil to reach china, in a crisis that is very valuable to china. as in almost any situation we need to look at this through the prism of what is the equity of china so our temptation would be to condemn a military takeover in burma, to apply sanctions, tell people who run the regime their assets are frozen, any exposure to the united states or our allies, that would be a mistake. neither side in burma is a white night. the person who was j

reporter: do you recognize the army leaders in the taking of burma? ms. psaki: our statement makes clear what our view is on the events of the last few days and where we stand with declaring a new government. reporter: i'm curious as to whether the absence of the former president from social media has major job easier in negotiations? ms. psaki: in what way? reporter: he had certain gravitational pull with republicans that may make them more inclined to take a harder position. have you considered that? reporter: we don't spend a lot of time or thinking about president -- former president trump. i think that's a question that's probably more appropriate for republican members who are looking for ways to support a bipartisan package and whether that gives them space but i can't say we miss him on twitter. reporter: does the president agree with the continuing ban on president trump on twitter? ms. psaki: they have taken steps to reduce hate speech but we don't have more for you than that. reporter: is the president trying to keep touch with regular american

that we don't do anything that would affect the long suffering people of burma including the. well look who is one of joe biden's 1st foreign policy tests it was the obama biden administration which lifted longstanding economic sanctions on myanmar back in 2016 well now the question is how effective would that be today u.s. assistance is automatically restricted once a military coup takes place in any country but some programs such as humanitarian assistance to be persecuted running a minority will continue the president could declare a national emergency and an ounce of new sanctions but most of them in mass top generals are already on the sanctions and human rights abuses so biden could target companies run by the military which are involved in banking gems copper telecoms and clothing human rights watch and other groups a calling for this approach let's bring in simon business he's a political analyst on me and mom is also the executive director of the international campaign for the ring that he joins us via skype from washington d.c. simon good to have you with us now this

burma had not been on the front burner.k, president biden is threatening sanctions against burma after the military seized control of the government and imprisoned its elected leaders. the president said in a statement, the united states removed best of your memory sanctions on burma based on progress of democracy. the reversal of that process will demand immediate view of our laws and authorities follow by appropriate action. president offered no specifics behind that. biden says the u.s. will stand up for democracy where it is under threat. at the white house they asked the press secretary whether that was a warning to china? >> it is a message to all countries in the region and countries who will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that have happened over the past couple days. reporter: secretary of state anthony blinken demanded burma reverse its actions. the defacto leader in 2015. she won the nobel peace prize in 1991 while under house arrest. she has been

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the crossing a lot more complex. 7 in the morning in fulton violet on the czech german border yuri burma is on his way to work in germany to enter the country he has to show a negative coronavirus thirst every 48 hours his appointments are made online the test done in a former customs house we're not allowed to film inside there a doctor takes a nasal sample to see if you use dealing with a corona virus infection. after a 20 minute wait relief comes in the form of a text message on his phone. i opened it opened early i'm negative now i can get into germany it's fought in the czech republic as much china corona virus infection rates than germany the rapid tests for commuters are aimed at keeping the border open and lowering infections. 10 minutes later uribe burma is at work in the printed circuit plant of his employer deltec. a qualified electrician is responsible for several production lines which make printed circuit boards for the auto industry. his wife and their 2 small children live in the czech republic a mere 15 minutes away from the plant but he still doesn't feel like relocatin

president joe biden has threatened to reimpose sanctions on myanmar that was formerly known as burma in a statement he said the international community should come together and one voice to press the burma is military to immediately relinquish the power they've seized release the activists and officials that detained the united states removed sanctions on burma of the past decade based on progress toward democracy the reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and or thorough sees followed by appropriate action let's have a look at other countries' reactions the european council president charles michel has condemned the military seizure of power and called for the release of those arrested british prime minister boss johnson also criticize the coup saying the vote of the people must be respected and civilian leaders released china only said it no says the events and called on all sides to respect the constitution and thailand's deputy prime minister who has close ties with the military describe the coup as a domestic issue in india prime mini

let me i thing are we want to we want to share our flu directly and support to the people of burma who were trapped in 2020 alexion we have never seen them military in one city democratic country they have never been dealing with that civilian government we have seen many times military and civilian government you know promptly and close to being never gone and we always remain there so i believe this is there as well. that saw from our we have seen and you know 2000 it comes to 2 jewish and there is 2 ministers where there event $10.00 to $15.00 election and only one and then it's like a big story but this deal there are. are from the military but we can see that the military is still not happy with that well known situation now where the military is saying that they're going to hold on to power for just one year and then and give up power for a civilian government is that something that you believe the military will indeed there were what is their long term plan here. it is very hot for our love for me now because we are in a lot of monitoring the situation is still very early to see

give him a knighthood and he entered the guinness book of world records captain tom said in india and burma during the 2nd world war he likened the fight against covert to a battle with doctors and nurses on the front line the prime minister paid tribute to him when news broke he was in hospital for i can say this captain tom moore has been an inspiration to everybody in this country during this pandemic and i think our thoughts and our prayers are now with him and with his family. despite being prioritised the vaccination he developed pneumonia before he could be protected against the virus an emblem of hope during the pandemic will be mourned by a nation. this is around $20.00 these are the top stories a moscow court has just sentenced the russian opposition leader alexina barney to 3 and a half years in jail because of a parole violation violation in the valley was arrested on his return from germany in january where he was recovering from poisoning russian police detained more than 350 of his supporters who showed up outside the courtroom. mean mars leader aung sun suu cine is being mov

foremost the new administration president biden has is chemically to condemn what's taken place in burma let's not forget it was the obama administration with vice president biden that help move burma forward democratically several years ago so there's a lot of history and experience with the u.s. working with the current government force in the current government that's actually now jailed and so i think this administration is moving very quickly want to express its concerns and then expressing what options might be on the table if those that have been locked up are not release so i think there really quickly of course the issue of a president trump this the situation in burma looks an awful lot like you saw in the u.s. election where you had a free and fair election and then you had somebody trying to say this in this case it's the military and burma that it was an illegitimate election so this new administration is doing the right thing reaching out to allies and partners in the region and saying that it's going to stand up for democracy and this is critical early on in this administr

let's not forget it was the obama administration with vice president biden that help move burma forward democratically several years ago so there's a lot of history and experience with the u.s. working with the current government force in the current government that's actually now jailed and so i think this administration is moving very quickly want to express its concerns and then expressing what options might be on the table if those that have been locked up are not release so i think there really quickly of course the issue of a president trump this the situation in burma looks an awful lot like you saw in the u.s. election where you had a free and fair election and then you had somebody trying to say this in this case it's the military and burma that it wasn't legitimate election so this new administration is doing the right thing we should have to allies and partners in the region and saying that it's going to stand up for democracy and this is critical early on in this administration to draw a lot of the sand on this type of an issue the leader of mia more on song suchi she is a n

investments i alright let's bring in our guests in bangkok debbie stothard founder and coordinator of burma a network of asean organizations working to support human rights and democracy in myanmar in london ronan li a visiting scholar at queen mary university of london and author of me and mars we're going to genocide in the cab illinois therapy associate professor at the department of world languages and cultures at northern illinois university a warm welcome to you all debbie let me start with you today now that curan has cut ties with m e h l that's the conglomerate with ties to me and mars military do we expect that more companies or at least more foreign companies are going to be doing the same. i think any company that so understanding its obligations for human rights due diligence should cut its ties with any military owned companies the military these military companies are notorious for some of the worst human rights violations including wide scale then grabbing in the country and it's time that the retiree's didn't make human rights violations a profitable business running could

>> our policy is we say burma.ebsite refers to myanmar because they are dealing with officials and the public. the state department website uses myanmar in some place and burma in others. >> was he meaning to be discourteous? >> i don't think that's the conclusion you should draw. he is watching this closely as is evident by his statement. go ahead. >> you said there's still time for negotiation. can you be a little more specific? is the president going to give this one week, two weeks to try to come up with a bipartisan solution. secondly cbo said the economy should return to pre-pandemic level even if there's not additional legislation. how does that assessment affect what your negotiations? >> on the first. i'm not going to give a deadline here other than to say it's urgent we move forward for the reasons we already been discussing, including the need to ensure families can put food on the table. the need to ensure we have time to plan. the need to ensure we can get vaccines in the arms of americans. as many of

that we don't do anything that would affect the long suffering people of burma including the. u.s. president joe biden has signed a series of executive orders aimed at reversing donald trump's hardline immigration policies think lou the creation of a task force to reunite hundreds of children separated from their families on the trump 0 tolerance policy will also be a review of the asylum process at the border with mexico this is about. safer stronger more prosperous and we have a fear or do we know you may be legal immigration issues and with the 1st action today. we're going to work to undo the moral national. of the previous administration and literally not figuratively rip children from their families their mothers and fathers at the border. with no plan not much were ever to reunify our children. close to the. repairs scientists say a covert 19 variant found in the u.k. has further mutated in the way that could help if vade vaccines to show the changes are similar to those seen in the more contagious south africa and brazil variants the u.k. is tightening measures to cont

foremost the new administration president biden has is chemically to condemn what's taken place in burma let's not forget it was the obama administration with vice president biden that help move burma forward democratically several years ago so there's a lot of history and experience with the u.s. working with the current government force in the current government that's actually 3 now jailed and so i think this administration is moving very quickly want to express its concerns and then expressing what options might be on the table if those that have been locked up are not release so i think there really quickly of course the issue of a president trump this the situation in burma looks an awful lot like you saw in the u.s. election where you had a free and fair election and then you had somebody trying to say this in this case it's the military and burma that it wasn't legitimate election so this new administration is doing the right thing we should have to allies and partners in the region and saying that it's going to stand up for democracy and this is critical early on in this adminis

still call it burma, smart. and then, of course, to really enforce the sanctions on russia in a way that really reaches the, shall we say, enablers of putin. but, again, we'll take our lead from the president because he's made his voice clear to putin and he said and made a statement about miramar. so mynamar, they said they were arresting her for importing illegal radios. and in russia, they arrested the journalist for not reporting to his probation officer, something like that. again, it's an interesting time to demagoguery around the world and we have to prevent it from happening in our country. reporter: on the budget rilths, there are -- reconciliation, the minimum wage, if some of the things like the minimum wage don't wind up in the bill, worked through the process, what's the message, this is our chance to get things done? speaker pelosi: as you know, in many ways we're at the mercy of the senate in terms of the byrd rule. again, the parlimentarian of the senate is going to make some determines. we would

kyaw win is the director of burma human rights network. we can speak now.ose on the streets. how long do you think the military there will put up with this? this do you think the military there will put up with this?— will put up with this? as you know, will put up with this? as you know. from _ will put up with this? as you know, from the _ will put up with this? as you know, from the past - will put up with this? as you - know, from the past experience, the military, they very much do not care about humanity or have sympathy to the people. they are willing to use any type of violent forces so what we're looking at now is what we're seeing now, the military is using deadly tactics, creating psychological pressure on the people. they have sent a group of people, yesterday night and tonight, across many cities and towns in burma, people who are drugged and who may be released from prison recently, because today they released over 2300 prisoners, criminals, and anti—muslim hardliners, and they are going in different directions and the police and the police is

the military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of burma as expressed in their november 8th election so today i'm announcing a series of a series of actions that are it were taking to begin imposing consequences on the leaders of the coup the us government is taking steps to prevent the generals from improperly acted badly in access to the $1000000000.00 in burma's government funds held in none of the states and today i've approved a new executive order. gives me a new executive order enabling us to mediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup their business interest as well as close family members we will adana fayyad 1st round of targets this week and we're also going on post strong export controls where freezing u.s. assets that benefit the burmese government while maintaining our support for health care civil society groups and other areas that benefit the people of burma directly and finally as protests grow violence against those asserting their democratic rights is unacceptable and we're going to keep calling it out

the military general which actually you know the fruit of diminishing power in burma and intolerance with you know of with the civilian government. civilian government has been getting the support and involved in during the election so they have create a false accusation. the fraud there is a big problem election actually it is not the main reason is you see according to the military rule me all and gentlemen all i have to retire very soon because he's now aged 65 of no interior to retire soon so he if he does without any power and he he need to protect himself because he has committed genocide against or injure people so he need to protect really need to hold a higher position in the government so he want to become a president of the my position what he's not getting from any only without any kind of situation so what is the move yeah what do you think is going to happen now to answer answer to of course she was under house arrest for some 13 years before becoming leader of myanmar the de facto leader of myanmar what's the military likely to do with her now. military seems to be ver

the people of burma do not agree with 2008 constitution.military, to make them power and continue to make them money, to keep the power in the grips and as you see, they would tread and they are above the law. this is undemocratic. if 25% of committees selected by general, sit in the parliament of democratically elected mps, without the approval, if you want to pass any laws, need 76%. if i% of them oppose, then we cannot pass any laws, then they control the parliament. pass any laws, then they control the arliament. ., ., ., pass any laws, then they control the parliament-— parliament. how great a risk are these demonstrators _ parliament. how great a risk are these demonstrators taking - parliament. how great a risk are - these demonstrators taking because we know that the military is capable of squashing dissent? yes. of squashing dissent? yes, absolutely _ of squashing dissent? yes, absolutely because - of squashing dissent? yes, absolutely because this - of squashing dissent? yes, absolutely because this is i of squashing dissent? yes,

his service in world war ii, in the campaigns he served in burma— ii, in the campaigns he served in burmaindia absolutely will resonate and still capture the imagination of our young soldiers today _ imagination of our young soldiers today the — imagination of our young soldiers today. the way he went about his life, today. the way he went about his life. the — today. the way he went about his life, the values and the character he had _ life, the values and the character he had resonates with the type of values _ he had resonates with the type of values we — he had resonates with the type of values we try to live up to in the arnry— values we try to live up to in the arnry and — values we try to live up to in the army and aspire to, and it was really— army and aspire to, and it was really the _ army and aspire to, and it was really the exemplification of everything we aspire to as soldiers. you know. — everything we aspire to as soldiers. you know, his resolve, his indomitable spirit, his optimism and generosity— indomitable spirit, his optimism and generosity and selflessness are real qu

it came to corruption when it came to whittling away at military economic power the big problem in burma in our young man now is that this is a country of immense economic growth but the lion's share of the profits is being held by the military and their cronies and not being equitably distributed going back to ronan's book on the rohingya genocide a lot of people fail to realize that new f.b.i. in the country fell by 67 percent immediately in the year off the genocide in 2070 that represents nearly 3 years of the national health budget and that's particularly important given that burma is now coping with an explosion of coded therapy i guess one of the questions a lot of people are asking right now is you know companies that have been affiliated in some way with me in mars military have for a while now come under criticism from members of the international community from un investigative bodies and it didn't seem to bother them when there were these atrocities that were being committed against the rohingya in rock crime state which became a huge humanitarian crisis the u.n. called it a

author of a history of modern burma.he guest is amy and mark historian at the center for asian studies at northern illinois university. in washington dc, paul, emr campaign leader and global witness. big welcome to you all. thank you for joining us. the west is roundly condemned the good -- the coup. u.s. president biden is threatening to impose sanctions. how much leverage the u.s. really have? >> this is only day two of the coup. the leverage is the highest at the very beginning. i would say that the international powers, stay hard at the beginning, because the situation is very confusing. the military is confused and scared. that is why they have to convince the international that they are acting according to the constitution, that they will hand over the power in one year. but history again and again shows us that they never honor their word. i think at the very beginning, deliver it -- the leverage is the highest. kim: what is your take? do you think biden has leverage right now? his first big international challeng

in the president's statement right now he only uses burma. indicative of a formal shift by the united states government as to how we are to refer to that south asian country. >> our policies use burma, but we use myanmar in certain communications. for example, the embassy website was first to miyanmar, because they are dealing with officials in the public. >> so there's no official change. you last night used both and the president used burma four times. was he meaning to be discourteous? >> i don't think that's the conclusion you should draw. obviously he is watching this closely as evidenced by his statement. go ahead. >> reporter: when you said there is still time for negotiation, can you be a little more specific? is the president going to give this one week, two weeks, to try to come up with a bipartisan solution? and secondly the cbo said the economy should report to pre-pandemic legislation, so how does that affect your negotiations? >> on the first, i'm not going to give a deadline here other than to say it is urgent we move forward f

for many people in burma, she remains incredibly popular. her party won a bigger victory in the election in november last year. however, she is also -- he has also disappointed -- she has also do disappointed people in ethnic areas where they continue to suffer abuses. where she has not lead a government that has respected human rights. so i think it is a mixed record. she still has a lot of support within the country. i think these protests are not just about aung san suu kyi. people do not want to return to the broken hybrid democracy we had before this coup. the military never really gave up their power. people want genuine democracy and genuine justice. brent: the military never really gave up its power. did you see any way of resolving this crisis with the military that is going to be in a peaceful way? >> it is very worrying. we see today the police and military step up resistance to the protests. we have seen some violent putdowns of protesters. we are very worried about what will happen next. we know this is a military that is incred

. >> our first concern of course is the restoration of civilian leadership, in burma.oncern consistent with that is ensuring as we undertake this review, now that we have to determined a coup has taken place, that the civilian led government has been deposed by the military. our concern is we do that review to ensure that the $135 million we contribute annually to the people of burma, that we don't do anything that would affect the long-suffering people of burma, including the rohingya. darren: un security council held a meeting, but stopped short on taking immediate action. our diplomatic editor reports. reporter: that un security council met in closed session but they cannot -- they heard from the u.n. special envoy, she told them, that the president had been moved from the place she has been detained into house arrest. the spokesperson for the u.n. secretary general that that was still unacceptable, and as a first step, all detainees need to be released. >> the advice that given the apparent commitment to safeguard the rule of law, following the november 8 elections

all of burma's ethnic minorities over the years have suffered in these abuses.he scale and intensity of the rohingya a crisis was devastating all those years ago. we do need to see action on all of those issues. and i think it is interesting because it is not clear the motivations behind this coup. on the surface, it does not suit or benefit the military, because they were doing quite well with their system. it does seem to be prompted by the personal ambitions of the head of the military. again, it is important to target military and their interests. not just political, but their financial interest as well because that is a motivation for them. mark: indeed. anna roberts, we will watch closely. thank you for sparing time to fill us in on your insight into the situation. anna roberts, executive director of burma campaign u.k., thank you very much, indy. anna: thank you. mark: we are watching for all developments on the situation in myanmar. currently under a coup d'etat. aung san suu kyi, and other prominent people are currently locked up. next, the eu is consid

note of those who stand with the people of burma in this difficult hour. i think it's a message to all countries in the region and countries who you know will be asked to respond or to consider what the appropriate response will be in reaction to the events that happened over the past couple of days in the capital need hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. the military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud. on facebook the ruling national league for democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and to honor november's election results which handed the n l d a landslide victory. they were the 2nd democratic elections in myanmar after a transition from decades of military rule now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today northern ireland has temporarily suspended some checks on food products coming into its ports due to

department also said officials have consulted like-minded partners on burma including allies in europewith chinese government officials. this coup is an early foreign policy test for the new secretary of state, whose spokesman held his first press briefing today. department officials have referred questions about many of their most pressing challenges to on going administration review. on china, iran, russia, where a court just sentenced a russian opposition leader to two years in prison. secretary of state blinken writes, quote, we reiterate our call for the russian government to immediately and unconditionally release mr. navalny, as well as hundreds of russian citizens wrongfully detained for exercising their right. on iran the state department said the u.s. is ready to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement once iran does. >> we would then use that as a platform to build a longer and stronger agreement that also addresses other areas of concern. >> reporter: on the relationship with china, the state department says the u.s. is in a serious competition with china, though there are are

the crossing a lot more complex. 7 in the morning in fulton violet on the chick german border yuri burma is on his way to work in germany to enter the country he has to show a negative coronavirus thirst every 48 hours his appointments are made online the tests done in a former customs house were not allowed to film inside. there a doctor takes a nasal sample to see if you're e. is dealing with a corona virus infection. after a 20 minute wait relief comes in the form of a text message on his phone. i open it up and. i'm negative now i can get into germany a lot of. the czech republic has much higher corona virus infection rates than germany the rapid tests for commuters are aimed at keeping the border open and lowering infections. 10 minutes later yearly burma is at work in the printed circuit plant of his employer dell tech. a qualified electrician is responsible for several production lines which make printed circuit boards for the auto industry. his wife and their 2 small children live in the czech republic a mere 15 minutes away from the plant. but he still doesn't feel like relocati

in response to the coup in burma. reporter: he has called for the military coup leaders to stand out. is there any indication they are doing that yet? ms. psaki: i have no specific update on the actions of the military leaders. we are following this closely from our entire national security team. as we have noted previously but is worth repeating, we are also in consultation in close coordination with our partners and allies in steps that can be taken, pressure that can be made. there has been a statement from the un security council, which is a significant act. so i don't have an update on the actions on the ground, but clearly this is on the president's mind and it is essential we lead here from the u.s. reporter: a second topic, has the president abandoned a plan to force the sale of tiktok's american operations? ms. psaki: i know there was some reporting on it this morning. i think that you are referencing, i believe, the wall street journal. so, it's not accurate to suggest that there is a new proactive step by t

that we don't do anything that would affect the long suffering people of burma including. that's one of the few foreign journalist based in myanmar she joins us via skype from young gone and what's the mood now in yangon given that we've now started to see the 1st signs of these public protests. mood is pretty low to be frank i think now that the people had time to digest the news and it's of some good what's happened that initial kind of shock and fear that we've we've seen has been replaced by real real distress and i spoke to a few people on the street yesterday and they talked about how incredibly sad they are about how angry they are about how powerless they feel and this is a really really negative reactions being seen more and more obviously obviously friend and fellow journalists here are extremely distressed they're also scared that there hasn't gone away but it's also kind of been coupled with this this real sadness and i think you know we're also starting to see a movement the idea that all signs that people aren't going to accept this which began last night wit

you referred to burma and the president's statement he only uses burma.of a former shift of how to refer to that confusion? >> press secretary psaki: our official policy is that we say burma but mia martin certain communications. for example referring to burma, because they are by definition a dealing with officials in the public but the state department uses that in some places and burma and others. >> reporter: and now the president come up is he be discourteous >> press secretary psaki: that is not the conclusion you should draw but he's watching by his statement. go ahead. >> reporter: can you be a little bit more specific as the president with the bipartisan solutions and secondly, this morning, should return even if not additional legislation. so how is that assessment with negotiations? >> press secretary psaki: on the first, i will not give a deadline other than to say it is urgent that we move forward for all the reasons we have been discussing including the need to ensure families can put food on the table and the need to have time to plan for g

on february 1st, burma was taken over by yet another coup. democratically electorate leaders including state councilor suki and president mint were detained in an early morning raid by military officials. the military is announcing the result of their democratic election this past november and this is an all too familiar plot for power and corruption. burma has been fighting for democracy since its independence from britain in 1948. the people of burma suffered under military coup since the 1960s resulting in mass killings, human rights abuses and political instability. we may all remember the up rising in 1988 when non violence students activists were massacred by the regime of the satisfy ron revolution in 2007 where monks were attacked for protesting economic conditions. the path to democracy has been difficult with many ethnic groups and other groups in burma displaced from repression and broughtal attacks such as row --they are rising up in civil s obesance, doctors are going on strike and households are banging pots and pans and protest

still call it burma as a matter of fact. and then of course to really enforce the sanctions on russia in a way that really reaches the, shall we say enablers of putin. but we'll take our lead from the president because he's made his voice clear to putin and he said -- made a statement about myanmar. they said they were importing illegal radios and in russia they arrested navalny for not reporting to his probation officer or something like that. again, it is an interesting time to de demagoguery around the world and we have to prevent it from happening in our country. yes. >> all of the budget reconciliation package for the coronavirus package, democrat policy that they would like to put in there. there a hearing go on right now about the minimum wage. so some of the things like the minimum wage don't wind up in the bill, because the work process and you had to get the votes, what is the message to folks who have been saying this is our chance to get these things done. what do you say to those -- >> doesn't mean it won't happ

we're not going to go up to burma. we're not going to will help you with a burma road burma airlift etc except but not going to operate. and that part of the pacific we're going to try to island hop. and we specially want because of our historic ties the philippines or restore the philippines but we're going to outsource that part of the pacific to you and your imperial interest and we're going to build aircraft carriers in a long-range bomber which will eventually be the b-29 and we're going to destroy the japanese mainland and the british are delighted at it because if americans want to cut off the head of the octopus the tentacles in burma that threaten india will fall to us. so that issue is an issue about the british empire. but as it works out in the pacific there's an easy solution. just as there is among us whether we should have. europe japan first policy in europe it's a problem. and i'm kind of conflating this russia here post-war here stalin here. but and now we get to the second front all of these issues a

protests are continuing in burma for a sixth day to condemn the military coup that ousted burma's civilian leadership including aung san suu kyi. this comes as burma's military junta has unveiled plans for a sweeping cybersecurity law in a move to crack down on free speech online. on wednesday, president biden imposed sanctions on burma's military leaders. pres. biden: the military must really gush power seized demonstrate respect for the world -- all the people of our map as expressed in their november 8 election. in mexico in news from tel aviv, the israeli cabinet has approved a nearly $3 llion arms deal with the united states to buy f-35 and f-16 warplanes, chinook helicopters, refueling planes, and thousands of bombs and advanced armaments. meanwhile, in the west bank, israeli forces have demolished the palestinian bedouin village of khirbet humsah al-foqa for a third time this month. on monday, israel confiscated nine tents that housed 61 people, including 33 children. israel also demolished five livestock enclosures. palestinian activist abdallah abu ramah condemned israel's demolit