China prides itself on its loyalty to lao pengyou (old friends) -- even to those that some Western countries consider "rogue states."
Myanmar is one of them. China's southern neighbor is an isolated state, bedeviled by economic malaise and ruled by a military junta. The country is under mounting pressure to open up and change.
Myanmar is set to hold its first elections in two decades and many are questioning the legitimacy of the vote. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the issue at the ASEAN-U.N. summit in Hanoi last month, saying "ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the United Nations agree on the need for a credible democratic transition and national reconciliation, including the holding of free, fair and inclusive elections."
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/florcruz.myanmar.china/index.html
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