US targets Myanmar gem company, seeking to deprive funding
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The Biden Administration has been quick to respond to the
unfolding situation in Myanmar (also known Burma): a day after the
military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of the
country s government, the State Department declared the actions a coup d état,
resulting in a cutoff of many categories of foreign assistance.
Other sanctions followed soon after. As a result, both new economic
sanctions and export controls restrict-currently only in targeted
ways-US trade with Burma.
New Sanctions
In particular, on February 11, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect
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On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military overthrew the
country s democratically elected government and installed an
army general as head of state, with a cadre of military officials
and their allies running the government.
On February 10, 2021, in response to the Myanmar military coup,
President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 entitled, Blocking
Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma (E.O. 14014
or the E.O.).
1 That E.O. targets members of the
Myanmar military and government, and threatens sanctions on parties
that provide support to persons and entities sanctioned under the