The Biden administration condemned the Myanmar government's latest crackdown on protesters and said the U.S. was suspending relations established with the country under a 2013 trade pact after there was deadly violence on anticoup demonstrators over the weekend. Soldiers and police from Myanmar gunned down at least 90 protestors over the weekend including children between the ages of 10 and 16. The United State's released a statement: "The United States supports the people of Burma in their efforts to restore a democratically elected government, which has been the foundation of Burma's economic growth and reform. These actions are a direct assault on the country's transition to democracy and the efforts of the Burmese people to achieve a peaceful and prosperous future."
It is fascinating to see the actions by the new Biden administration. Biden is taking a firm stance with the actions occurring in Myanmar. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the international system reacts. Whether, they follow in the United State's footsteps and cut trade ties with Myanmar or not. Also, the United States will always favor when a country is trying to transition to a more democratic state. But the big question we have discussed a lot of class is: Should the United State's be the international police and try to exert control over other countries and "force" them to become democracies? Or is that bullying?
-Katie Huey, Blog Post #9
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