Protesters Say Chinese Regime Is Behind Mass Killings in Burma

Published on November 21, 2023

A group of Burmese immigrants and students gathered in San Francisco on Nov. 19, condemning the mass killings taking place in Burma, also known as Myanmar, and urging APEC member countries, particularly China, to stop supporting the Burmese military regime. The Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an intergovernmental forum that includes 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim. The 2023 APEC Leaders’ Meeting was held in San Francisco from Nov. 15 to Nov. 17. “We are here together, with Myanmar communities, youth, women, [and] families, to say ‘no’ to junta military dictatorship,” said Win-Mon Kyi, an activist from the Myanmar Student Union, which is part of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions....

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