Why Does China Strongly Support the Myanmar Government?
By He Qinglian, Special to The Epoch Times, Oct 07, 2007- Beijing’s silent support for the Myanmar government and its brutal suppression against its people angers the international society. Even Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Price laureate and a South African cleric, a religious leader who is seldom involved in international politics, came out and urged China to intervene in the confrontations in Myanmar or he (the Archbishop) would “join a campaign to boycott the Beijing Olympics”. Some Internet users in China continue to show their misplaced loyalties based on their ignorance and applaud Beijing’s action. Opinions from some westerners conclude that what motivates Beijing to support Myanmar is economic interest, and yet others think it is out of Beijing’s fear of democracy. Some experts in China defended the government with seemingly correct reasons—in principle Beijing does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and really doesn’t possess the kind of powerful
