Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing Visits Cambodia Amid ASEAN Isolation
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Myanmar's military-backed president Min Aung Hlaing visited Cambodia as part of a regional tour. The visit comes despite his exclusion from ASEAN summits and an upcoming ICJ genocide verdict.
Key Facts
- Min Aung Hlaing has visited Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan since becoming president.
- Min Aung Hlaing is barred from ASEAN summits.
- The ICJ is expected to deliver a verdict next month on alleged genocide of the Rohingya in 2017.
- The Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 Burmese people in the US late last year.
Diplomatic Tour
Min Aung Hlaing has toured Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as China, India, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. The tour follows an election widely derided as rigged that made him regime president. He remains barred from ASEAN summits.
ASEAN and International Pressure
ASEAN has faced criticism for its handling of Myanmar's military regime. Civil society groups have linked organized crime, scam compounds, and human trafficking to officials from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. The International Court of Justice is expected to deliver a verdict next month on alleged genocide of the Rohingya in 2017. Min Aung Hlaing and Myanmar's military deny the charges.
US Policy Shift
The Trump administration declared Burma a safe country to return to late last year. It terminated Temporary Protected Status for 4,000 Burmese people living in the United States. This decision has been criticized for ignoring the realities of the civil war.
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