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The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Hkun Lat/Getty Images Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered en masse on Wednesday in some of the biggest street protests since armed forces staged a coup earlier this month, amid warnings from international observers that the military was dispatching more troops to the country’s cities. But behind the ebullience of crowds seeking ...

Advertisement The Chinese government was caught unawares by the military coup in Myanmar, Chen Hai, China’s ambassador to Myanmar, told the country’s media on February 15, two weeks after the Tatmadaw’s surprise seizure of power. Chen’s interview came days after hundreds of pro-democracy protesters demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, accusing China of backing the coup plotters. In his interview (available in full here), Chen said that Beijing had no “prior knowledge” of the coup and insisted rumors it was helping install a firewall in Myanmar were “completely non...

Myanmar Crisis Not What China Wishes to See, Ambassador Says - Beijing’s top diplomat in Yangon refutes speculation that China is aiding the military takeover

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Myanmar’s main city Yangon on Wednesday morning to voice their anger against the coup, after a fresh charge was announced against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The deposed state counsellor, who has not been seen in public since the coup on 1 February, appeared in court by video link on Tuesday, her lawyer said. Across Yangon, protesters marched with red flags signalling their support for their...

Protests took place in Yangon, Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw.