and life under martial law those going fear in myanmar china calls for the military to control the anti coup movements. the european union has proposed a coronavirus passport to help ease travel restrictions in the blog the digital green pass would provide proof travelers by the been vaccinated have recovered from the virus or have had a recent negative test the proposals include an option to a life people from outside the e.u. to enter if they have been vaccinated for the world health organizations warns against such schemes sizing unknown surrounds vaccine efficiency against infection . the certificate will make sure that the results are what shows the data and says the minimum set of data are mutually recognized in every member state and 30 with this digital certificate we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted man dominic kane as amber len he says the proposed coronavirus certificates is politically important to your readers. this whole plan controversial as it may be is one of the routes out of the pandemic that the european un

china and myanmar, first of all it is a straight _ power. er. china and myanmar, first of all it is a straight way of— all it is a straight way of logistics from china to the ocean. for russia, it is a base of military supply and co—operation. in this case, russia and china's interests coincide with each other. we appreciate — coincide with each other. we appreciate your expertise, thank you. the headlines on bbc news. an operation is under way in mozambique to rescue foreign workers stranded in a town overrun by islamist insurgents. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest to the latest government figures. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. lewis hamilton described it as one of the hardest races of his career. the formula one champion won the season opening bahrain grand prix, but it was a nailbiting finish as he held off max verstappen in his much quicker red bull. the dutchman did overtake the mercedes with four laps to go, but it was rulled to be

myanmar at the university of hong kong. hejoins me now. thank you for coming on the programme. it's clear things up. what is china'sn towards myanmar and the military coup there? the official position - military coup there? the official position still - military coup there? the official position still is i military coup there? tue: official position still is not interfering in myanmar�*s internal politics. to ask for dialogue among the competing factions. i think the reason is because, on the one hand, it is a historical traditional principle not to get involved, but also tremendous economic interest at stake, that's why it's hard to have a clear break—up. it's hard to have a clear break-unm— it's hard to have a clear break-u -. ,, ~' . break-up. do you think china should go — break-up. do you think china should go further? _ break-up. do you think china should go further? you - break-up. do you think china should go further? you say i should go further? you say there is a principle of not interfering with politics, but this isn't politics, this is a military coup, and china could condemn that.— military coup, and

secretary of state and blinken also condemned was he described the military's brutal repression in myanmar. china has asked its businesses in myanmar to evacuate nonessential staff from the country after a string of acid attacks on chinese factories that the chinese foreign minister condemns the attacks and is calling on myanmar police to protect chinese citizens from violence. some pro-democracy protesters claim china is secretly supporting the coup meanwhile a local monitoring group claims at least 20 people were killed during protests on monday as police continue to use live ammunition against civilians a country has been in turmoil since the army removed the elected leader aung san suu kyi from power hundreds of thousands of people are demanding a return to democracy and the release of jailed civilian leaders. let's bring in journalist andrew any are gone and it looks like china has now been drawn into this conflict is this the final proof is no longer able to contain this crisis. i think that's what china is worried about i mean. some protesters have always believed that china was behind the

dialogue and dr conciliation must be done in order to restore democracy peace and stability in myanmar. china's 1st trial of 2 canadians charged with espionage has ended with no verdict businessman michael spot or appeared in court in the southeastern city of done on friday canadian diplomats were denied access to the proceedings 5 or and former diplomat michael called rake were arrested 2 years ago it was a move widely seen as retaliation for canada's detention of while we executive. upon the requests of the united states. we're unable to have access to to the courtroom we were also an able to have access to michael's power himself before the trial. but nevertheless so the trial is now concluded. there has been no there's been no pronouncement of a verdict. so that leaves that remains unclear what has transpired in the court room and we're remain frustrated about that but then nonetheless we will continue to work diligently for the immediate release of michael striver and michael who's hearing will be on monday drew thompson is a visiting senior research fellow at the league quality you school

part of a series of sanctions targeting alleged human rights defenders around the world including china myanmar russia libya south sudan and eritrea let's get more now from the butler who joins us live from paris let's begin with the sanctions on myanmar how tough they. yes eve are and ministers and mt seeing sanctions against levon military leaders in myanmar all connected to the coup that took place in february and to the ongoing violence as well as their companies and their businesses now what the e.u. foreign ministers say is that these leaders will have any of their e.u. linked assets frozen they will be visa and travel bans imposed on all of them and it means that any e.u. businesses or banks or investors will not be able they will be banned from working with the companies belonging to any of these military leaders so they are the toughest response by the european union to the leaders in myanmar and of course one of the main the main military leader many lang has been sanctions imposed against him as well he is the head of the gintas so certainly a very strong message from the e.u. that a

security council hasn't been able to put a strong statement out about what's going on in myanmar because of china and russia's veto powers inside the security council so until you really get some of the bigger players that have direct involvement with myanmar to do what a stroll is done in other nations have done that's the big challenge. that brady has the very latest from the region scott for life thank you. police in edmonton indian administered kashmir say at least 168 rangar refugees have been sent to a holding center for possible deportation that's up to hundreds were taken to a stadium in germany on saturday officials want to find out if they have valid documents to live there an estimated 5000. are in indian administered kashmir and there are parts of the more than 1000000 refugees who fled me and more since the military crackdown began in 2817 palmar bamberg yes out yesterday when i was at work the police had come and taken my wife away and she hasn't returned my children have been crying all night we are leaving we have no choice i have a little again on the phone numbers of some of the

factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup. china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me and mark to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunter's actions the military is attempting to overturn the result of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters the un has also called on the myanmar military to end the killing but to the frustration of many here and young gone the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. the influential sister of north korean leader kim jong woon has warrant the u.s. over his joint military exercises with south korea she issued a statement saying the new u.s. administration should quote we're frame from causing a stink if it wants to sleep in peace for the coming 4 years was the 1st time john yang has addressed the ne

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factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup. china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me on march to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunters actions of the military is attempting to overturn the results of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters the un has also called on the medium our military to end the killing but to the frustration of many here and young gone the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. now the influential sister of north korean leader kim jong un has warned the u.s. over its military exercises with south korea she issued a statement saying the new u.s. administration should quote refrain from causing a stink if it wants to sleep in peace for the coming 4 years well is the 1st time pyongyang has addressed the n

factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me on march to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunters actions the military is attempting to overturn the result of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters. the un has also called on the myanmar military to end the killing but to the frustration of many here in yangon the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. the end for winchell sister of north korean leader kim jong un has warned the united states over its joint military exercises with south korea kim jong says the biden administration should quote refrain from causing a stink if it wants to sleep in peace for the coming 4 years it's the 1st time pyongyang has addressed president joe biden's t

china has been profiting from myanmar's military. 08 and 2018, china has gained $1.3 billion u.s. from selling weapons to the myanmar military. russia is selling a lot of airplanes to me and mark. -- to myanmar. the un security council initiate d arms embargo may not go that far, but the european union and democracy in the united states could coordinate international sanctions through some sort of -- combined with economic sanctions and anrms embargo. they have done this in the past. it's a possibility. katty: ok. professor, joining us from carleton college, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. katty: a quick look at other news from around the world. tanzania's vice president announced today the country's president has died. the announcement came on the country's state television. the president who was 61 had not been seen in the book since february 20 6 -- the president, who was 61, had not been seen in public since february 26. russia is trying to prevent what he called the irreversible degradation of ties with the unit

china has the power to reign the military of myanmar.rothers and sisters, our neighbours have the power and the ability and the responsibility to stop this bloodshed. but they don't want to, they don't want to. of course the united nations has been strongly opposed and the assembly of this a military coup. and american governments, united states have put sanctions, the british government has put sanctions on the generals. this somehow will help the generals to stop and think again. and we must have more coordinated sanctions, more targeted sanctions and more time for —tougher sanctions from the international community. also we must have unified and strong message coming from washington, dc and london and brussels to these generals. saying this is unacceptable. we need stronger and unified voices. and targeted and tougher and coordinated sanctions against this military. not onlyjust the military but also all the people who involved in helping the military to take the power from the people of myanmar. here's the thing, why do you think tha

ok and china is a player here china is myanmar's neighbor to the north hugely influential in the country what role is china playing in this conflict so there are a lot of protesters who believe that china directly supported the coup i think that's very unlikely just because i don't like stability bear their business interests are threatened by the political chaos gripping the country right now but certainly i think the protesters are right to believe that china should be doing more to put pressure on the junta they've basically said you know this is an internal affair and kind of taken a step back and i think if china were to apply more pressure it probably could be productive in solving the political crisis andrew thank you very much that was journalist andrew in young thank you. now prizes have been handed out at the u.s. music industry's annual grammy awards performances took place in a mostly empty arena in los angeles with fans watching from outside the un say broke the record for the most grammy wins by a female artist she appeared on stage with megan t. stallion to claim their sha

beijing's top diplomat says the situation in myanmar is absently not what china wants to see. —— absolutely sovereignty _ and the will of its people, china stands ready to engage and communicate with the relevant parties and play a constructive role in easing the situation. as the week begins with international women's day, the protests will take on a new dimension. human rights activists say women in myanmar have long endured inequality and oppression under past military regimes. —— repression. many women activists have paid with their lives in their fight for democracy. women's traditional skirts have become another symbol of the protests. strung across streets like this, it's considered bad luck to walk under them. demonstrators say they're them up to deter advancing soldiers and give the people time to run away. danai howard, bbc news. my next guest is not new to political protest in myanmar. wai wai nu has been advocating for the rights of women and ethnic minorities in the country for several years, suggesting that the system needs to be more inclusive for all. shejoins me now from wa

china is me and mars against client, partner, ally, is part of the security council -- is myanmar's client, partner, ally -- how do you pressure china to act? guest: we all know for many years china has been a defender of myanmar in the security council. the threat of their veto has made action by the security council impossible in many instances. they also provide myanmar generals with weapons, trade, and investment. they are a very important player in all of this. but china does not want a conflagration right over there border. they believe stability is important in the rion, certainly in the interest of buness. thiss something that is of their direct interesand what i have seen from china and spokespeople from the chinese government have been couraging. we have seen a condemnation of the actions, we have seen a call for the release of all politica prisoners and a peaceful resolution to the crisis. these are messages all of us can hear from china, which i think is encouraging and i'm hoping that portends even stronger language privately, but the bottom line is china has a great deal of i

it's significant for a couple of reasons the the protesters have viewed china as sympathetic as as supportive of the coup in myanmar the took place on november 1st so they have always kind of targeted. china in their protests making sure that china realizes that they are not happy with the stance that the nation has taken and they're protesting outside the embassy for multiple days in yangon on the early days of this protest movement and then this move we're seeing now now let's go to break it down yes bloodiest day yet on sunday partially partly i should say because the reason where these factories are in these suburbs these industrial zone suburbs on the outskirts of yangon that's where these these factories are but that's also where a lot of the factory workers live and they were out protesting and that's when things really kind of escalated they decided they some of them i should say decided that they wanted to vandalize these chinese financed factories out in this area of town of yangon so that's when we saw the real kind of crackdown come and what's interesting beyond that adrian is because of that we have 6

security council in new york but the council's unlikely to pass a resolution on myanmar because of china and russia has veto wielding seats more than 50 people have been killed over the past 7 days as protesters keep up their calls for a return to democracy. the march for democracy perseverance in me and maher despite brutal crackdowns by the military authorities. demonstrations are regularly dispersed by tear gas the violence has escalated in the last week with police making mass arrests and adopting more lethal force. with radio free asia published this c.c.t.v. footage it allegedly shows authorities beating up medical volunteers in yangon on wednesday the broadcaster says they were then taken to prison the video follows reports that police opened fire on medical workers in the city where several protesters died. self-styled front line protesters keep the demonstrations going they quit themselves with shields helmets and gas masks and it's their job to assist anyone injured. their routine or cruel to those who died in the revolution had families of the original where they had their who

factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup. china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me on march to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunters actions the military is attempting to overturn the result of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters the un has also called on the me on more military aid to end the killing but to the frustration of many here in young gone the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. and here's a reminder the top story that we're following this hour the european medicines agency says there is no indication that astra zeneca is coronavirus vaccine causes blood clots several european countries have suspended vaccinations with this shot the agency says the vaccines benefits outweigh the risks i want you to be a

beijing's top diplomat says the situation in myanmar is absolutely not what china wants to see. eople, china stands ready to engage and communicate with the relevant parties and play a constructive role in easing the situation. as the week begins with international women's day, the protests will take on a new dimension. human rights activists say women in myanmar have long endured inequality and repression under past military regimes. many women activists have paid with their lives in their fight for democracy. women's traditional skirts have become another symbol of the protests. strung across streets like this, it's considered bad luck to walk under them. demonstrators say they're them up to deter advancing soldiers and give the people time to run away. danai howard, bbc news. saudi arabia has condemned a missile and drone attack on oil installations launched by yemen's houthi rebels as an assault on global energy security. the saudi government said 12 armed drones and two missiles had been intercepted. meanwhile, a saudi—led military coalition carried out several air strikes o

beijing's top diplomat, wang yi, says the situation in myanmar is absolutely not what china wants to myanmar's i sovereignty and the will of its people, china stands ready to engage and communicate with the relevant parties and play a constructive role in easing the situation. as the week begins with international women's day, the protests will take on a new dimension. human rights activists say women in myanmar have long endured inequality and repression under past military regimes. many women activists have paid with their lives in their fight for democracy. women's traditional skirts have become another symbol of the protests. strung across streets like this, it's considered bad luck to walk under them. demonstrators say they're hanging them up to deter advancing soldiers and give the people time to run away. danai howard, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: campaigning to end period—poverty — as international women's day is celebrated around the globe. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times.

why are you not in beijing the united states flights apparently have been occurring between china and myanmar in ma a really important component of china's bell road initiative the bangladesh china india economic corridor or is it is china not the. china is very very important very important and it's why when china issued statements criticizing the coup when china has publicly called for the release of political prisoners. china has expressed its deep concern about developments in iraq that is very helpful of course china will be very very critical when it comes to trying to address an issue of this this crisis you say china is very important is it difficult as a special rapporteur given your defense of an thank sujit in the past knowing that before latest arrest she seemed to be excusing human rights crimes she had said in testimony to the u.n. cycles of into communal violence. not the worst whole gram of this century yes we've been very critical of the government this crisis is not about her or any individual leader or political party or entity this is about the people with me and they're u

china to decide. it's better for us to have a stable country, democratic country, free country. it's notjust only for the people of myanmar it's for india. it's for all over the world. so, it's a win—win situation — we must stand with the people of myanmar. dr sasa, i thank you very much indeed for joining me on hardtalk. thank you. hello. thursday felt like one of those days where someone up there was just playing with the taps — raining one minute, then dry, then rain, then dry. it was like that pretty much all day. and some of the storms, pretty impressive. we brought some hail to the streets of carlisle. some of the storms dropped temperatures by up to five degrees celsius as they went through, and we had some of this spectacular mammatus cloud on the underside of some of the cumulonimbus thunderclouds, a sign of really vigorous storm clouds building. and more recently, well, some of those showers have started to turn to snow across parts of northern scotland, particularly in the high ground. so, we've had a bit of everything really, and we've got more of the same to come, as well, on through the course of friday. a r

china has been benefiting from myanmar�*s military between 2008 and 2018. old weapons to the myanmar military. russia has sold a lot of plans to myanmar, so in that case, the un security council rules of initiated and we hope they do not go that far. the european union and the democracy of the united states can co—ordinate sanctions to some sort of targeted economic combined with ascension and it can be done, they have done this in the past before and that is a possibility. in the past before and that is a possibility-— in the past before and that is a ossibili . ., , ., ,, i. possibility. professor, thank you very much _ possibility. professor, thank you very much for— possibility. professor, thank you very much forjoining _ possibility. professor, thank you very much forjoining us. - in other news. tanzania's vice president announced today that the country's presidentjohn magufuli has died. the announcement came on the country's state television. magufuli, who was 61, had not been seen in public since february 27th. the country's opposition leader says he'

china to decide. it's better for us to have a stable country, democratic country, free country. it's notjust only for the people of myanmar the world. so, it's a win—win situation. we must stand with the people of myanmar. dr sasa, i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you. your latest live weather update here on bbc news this saturday afternoon. a windy weekend, plenty of showers moving west to east across all areas and still some quite rough seas and big waves, particularly in the west and taking a look at the recent radar picture we are seeing the showers, notjust the rain, some of snow over hills, particularly northern britain, but into wales as well, the batch of heavy rain poor work into northern ireland in south—west scotland from this weather front, south—west scotland from this weatherfront, which south—west scotland from this weather front, which will push all the way southwards into tonight, or weather fronts heading our way tomorrow, another spell of rain heading in. this is the main zone of showers as the afternoon goes on, we will catch some of these showers, heavy hail and thunder, s

the un is urged to come up with a strong international response in the wake of the myanmar military coup. china's congress set to unveil new plans to squeeze hong kong's democracy and ensure beijing loyalists are in charge. these are the live pictures from inside the hall. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for two consecutive days, brazil has been registering record deaths from covid—19. on wednesday, 1,800 people died in a 24—hour period. on thursday, more than 75,000 new cases were registered. after the us — brazil is the worst—hit country in the world with more than a quarter of a million deaths. and yet the country's presidentjair bolsonaro has been criticising lockdown measures by state governors who are trying to deal with a surge in cases. this is him speaking to a group of farmers. you didn't stay at home, you weren't cowards. we have to face our problems. stop all of this fussing and whining. how long are we going to keep crying? we have to face our problems. in stark contrast to the president, sao paulo�*s governorjoao doria has announced two weeks of �*code

factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me on march to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunters actions of the military is attempting to overturn the results of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters the un has also called on the me and more military to end the killings but to the frustration of many here and young gone the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. now just sports news and the ever modest latin abraham of it as calling his return to international football for the 1st time in 5 years there were 10 of god the 39 year old striker plays culpable for ac milan and has been included in sweden's club for 2 upcoming world cup qualifiers if you have it scored a record $62.00 goals

security council in new york but the council is unlikely to pass a resolution on myanmar because of china's and russia's veto wielding states more than 50 people have been killed over the past 7 days as protesters keep up their coal for a return to democracy. the march for democracy perseverance in myanmar despite brutal crackdowns by the military authorities. demonstrations are regularly dispersed by tear gas the violence has escalated in the last week. with radio free asia published this c.c.t.v. footage it allegedly shows authorities beating up medical volunteers in yangon on wednesday the broadcaster says they were then taken to prison the video follows reports that police opened fire on medical workers in the city where several protesters died. self-styled front line protesters keep the demonstrations going they equip themselves with shields helmets and gas masks and it's their job to assist anyone injured. them with their routine or rules to those who died in the revolution had families of the original where they had their whole lives ahead of the job or the police some of them were y

factories burned to the ground in arson attacks many pro-democracy protesters believe china has been propping up the myanmar coup china has urged its businesses to evacuate non-essential employees from the country and called on me on march to restore order. much of the international concern however has focused on the rising death toll among protesters the u.s. secretary of state issued a stark condemnation of the hunter's actions the military is attempting to overturn the result of a democratic election and is brutally repressing peaceful protesters the un has also called on the me and more military to end the killing but to the frustration of many here and young gone the international community has had little more to offer than strong words no match for the hunt as deadly force. the influential sister of north korean leader kim jong un has warned the u.s. over its joint military exercises with south korea she says the biden administration should quote we're frayne from causing a stink if it wants to sleep in peace for the coming 4 years well it's the 1st time pyongyang has addressed president joe biden's t

the un is urged to come up with a strong international response in the wake of the myanmar military coup. china'seeze hong kong's democracy and ensure beijing loyalists are in charge. these are the live pictures from inside the hall.

wounding multiple employees many pro-democracy protesters accuse china of secretly supporting 2 leaders. the chinese embassy in myanmar as you'd a statement saying china urges me and mark to take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of chinese companies and personnel and myanmar. me on mars military shows no signs of easing the crackdowns the military declared martial law and several large districts of yangon and mandalay the country's 2 largest cities but protesters are not relenting in mandalay hundreds return to the streets on monday morning to call for the release of aung sun suu kyi and other civilian leaders arrested at the start of the coup. a court hearing was scheduled for sujit today but her lawyer reported it was postponed me and maurice deposed leader is now expecting her next hearing on march 24th. i want to cross over now to journalist andrew knacker son in yangon and you give us a sense of the people who are out there on the streets risking their very lives at the moment who are they. the peo

the un is urged to come up with a strong international response in the wake of the myanmar military coup. china's congress set to unveil new plans to squeeze hong kong's democracy and ensure patriots are in charge. the war of words intensifies — the duchess of sussex accuses the royal family of spreading falsehoods about her and prince harry. i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time, we would stilljust be silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. no queues — no tills — just walk in — and walk out — this is amazon's first contactless store in the uk. the violence in myanmar will be discussed at the united nations security council on friday, as international leaders condemn the actions of the military. the british prime minister borisjohnson has said he's horrified by what's happening. and washington has just announced fresh export controls. thursday has seen fresh protests in myanmar, as our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reports. every revolution has its martyrs, and 19—year—old kyel sin has been made a sym

this was the scene in myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see chinayanmar�*s military rulers, and several chinese—owned factories were set on fire. so, troops were sent in and martial law for two districts was declared on state tv. there were fatal clashes elsewhere in myanmar. the now—familiar round of tear gas, rubber bullets and gunfire and the ever—rising death toll. campaigners keep coming. it's now almost six weeks since the army seized power, but they have yet to break the will of those taking to the streets. translation: we have to fight for our future. l i don't accept the military coup. for some campaigners, it's an enough to wave placards and the now—familiar three—fingered salute, but others seem ready to fight fire with fire. this bloody war of attrition has some way to go. james landale, bbc news. yangon is where sunday's clashes took place. bbc burmese�*s nyein chan—ay is there. deadly crackdowns on previous days cannot stop these people taking to the streets again here in myanmar. the demonstrations continue in the biggest cities of ya

myanmar, including committed civil servants, are the real heroes and protectors of their nation's democratic progress. but," she warned, "the hope that they have placed in the united nations and its membership is waning." but chinarush to implement sanctions, and with the asean nations — of which vietnam and myanmar are both members — seeking their own solutions, too. nonetheless, there is no doubt at the shared frustration now building globally at the myanmar military�*s increasingly violent approach. mark lobel, bbc news. the spokesperson for the un secretary general, stephane dujarric, whom you saw in that report, i asked him what his message is for protesters in myanmar who are looking to the un for action. we have to do all we can to ensure that we are worthy of that faith, and that is a role that the united nations in terms of the secretariat and the secretary—general, and his special envoy, who have been speaking loudly and clearly, bringing attention to the matter, bringing the issue to the security council, and of course it's an issue for the membership of the united nations. it is an issue for the security council and we very much look forward to the security council speaking with a strong, unified voi

in the case of myanmar, does this mean that the scale and the speed of the response is decided by chinaveryone has a role to play. there are no by standards here, whether it�*s the secretary general, whether it�*s security council as a whole, or whether it�*s individual member states. those who have an influence on the situation in myanmar, whether it�*s the regional powers, the asean countries, everyone has a role to play. and what is important is that we all move in the same direction, and that is stopping the violence, ensuring that the prisoners, the political prisoners, are freed, and that the democratic voice of the people in myanmar, as expressed in their own elections in november, is fully restored and respected. but if china says no to an arms embargo, if it says no to sanctions, there is no direction. there are other pressure points and i think what is clear is that the military needs to see the will of the international community, and we will continue to speak up loud and to work as much as we can to ensure that the rights of the people of myanmar are respected. there is a pr

china's ambassador to myanmar told the global times: not wanting to see it and acting to stop it thoughnmar�*s generals. japan said that democracy must be restored. democracy wasn't restored. and on the 19 february the first protestor was killed. m—yah tway tway kine was shot in the head — two days before her 20th birthday. hundreds attended her funeral in response, the eu demanded that myanmar�*s security forces refrain from violence. they didn't refrain from violence. and frustration with the international response started to build. these pictures are outside un offices and the us embassy in myanmar. some of these signs read: "hello un, how many dead bodies are needed to take action against the military coup' more sanctions followed — from the us, the eu — and the uk the uk sanctioning individuals for serious human rights violations that took place during the coup. the military must step aside civilian leaders must be released and the democratic wishes of the people of myanmar must be respected. by the end of the february, the crackdown escalated. hundreds were arrested, and police ag

sanctioned a few military companies, the eu is considering sanctions but a lot of the world — china, myanmarailand, singapore are opposed to sanctions. so, that's not going to work. i don't know what we can do other than to just keep calling it out. it sounds really feeble but i don't know what we can do other than just call out what's happening and try to urge some semblance of sanity in myanmar. rhis call for potential sanctions, these generals are already under some form of sanctions since the 2018 rohingya crisis. it feels that any form of extra sanctions will not cut through. so we are hearing the amount of people that are contacting people via social media and yet continuously the internet gets blocked in myanmar by the regime there. what — in your view, how is the best way to keep the momentum going in terms of getting the voices of the people in myanmar out? yeah, but they are looking for alternative ways to communicate. it's very interesting, but they find ways to get their message out even when the internet is blocked, they find ways to talk to each other. they send more cryptic me

afghanistan, china is a neighbor of afghanistan. myanmar, after the coup, the u.s. ows china is the country that has the most power to change the views of the generals. they would like to craft a new relationship where they can put aside the issues where they do not agree and very publicly disagree, but at the same time work together on other issues. it all depends on these meetings taking place over the next few hours. >> the u.s. and china, obviously, the two biggest economies. we have seen china grow, not just as a regional power but a power that increasingly has global influence. the u.s., we are even seeing it with the vaccine program, the chinese vexing going to many parts of the world. would you agree with that? would you say we are seeing a global power? >> absolutely. china's rise has been amazing and terms of its economic rise. at the same time, they are spending vast amounts on their military power prorated many observers say if there was any sort of confrontation in asia, it is not at all certain the u.s. would win. these talks are trying to avoid any sor

imposing a global arms embargo and imposing targeted economic sanctions against the myanmar luke perry. -- military. china and russia may try to block this. let them. let them make the excuses, justify the defending of the indefensible. >> following airstrikes on the villages, an estimated 3000 locals crossed the border into thailand, forcing authorities to prepare for an influx of arrivals. the prime minister said he did not want an exodus of refugees but he found to respect human rights. >> [speaking thai] >> despite the growing danger, many protesters remain undeterred. activists have called on ethnic minority forces to back the campaign against military rule with thousands continuing to take to streets across the country on monday. monte: president joe biden is making an ambitious promise. he says 90% of all adults in the united states will have access to a vaccine on april 19. they are reinstating mask requirements citing what he called some reckless behavior during young people -- by young people during spring break. >> now is not the time to celebrate, it is time to do what we do best as a country,