Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Bipartisan lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to reject upcoming elections in Myanmar, saying the China-backed junta is using them to create the appearance of legitimacy.
The House and Senate leaders of the Committee on Foreign Affairs called on Trump on Wednesday to speak out against the upcoming Dec. 28 election in Myanmar, organized by the military junta with support from China.
"Orchestrated by the military junta to deceive the international community, these elections are designed to manufacture legitimacy for the China-backed junta after its 2021 coup and ongoing campaign of violence against the Burmese people," the lawmakers said in the press release.
"In keeping with America's commitment to democracy and internationally recognized human rights, we urge the Trump administration -- and all of America's democratic allies -- to speak out against these flawed elections and any electoral results that would deny the right of the Burmese people to freely and fairly choose their own government."
Related
