FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will conduct a review of its foreign assistance to Myanmar after determining that the military takeover in the Asian country this week constituted a coup, officials said on Tuesday.
President Joe Biden has threatened new sanctions against the generals who seized power in Myanmar and detained elected leaders including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi early on Monday.
Washington has not been in direct contact with the coup leaders in Myanmar or the deposed civilian government leaders.
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Top Republicans ask Biden for tougher response to China sanctions on Trump officials Reuters 1/21/2021
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Biden administration faced pressure from Republican lawmakers on its second day in office for a more forceful response to Beijing s announcement of sanctions against the architects of former President Donald Trump s tough China policy.
As Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president on Wednesday, China announced sanctions against outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other Trump officials in a striking repudiation of its relationship with the previous U.S. administration.
The Biden administration, which is seeking Republican support for a policy to out-compete China, responded by calling the move unproductive and cynical and urged Americans from both parties to condemn it. China, by making the announcement on Inauguration Day, appeared to be attempting to play into U.S. divisions, it said