Urging China and India to Act in Burma

Editorial, The Australian | May 13, 2008

Burma's despots are politicizing the crisis, blocking foreign relief operations, and preventing the needy from receiving food and aid. ++ 400,000 may have died and two million may now face the threats of malnutrition and disease. ++ Rather than apply sanctions or evict Burma from the UN, the international community should try to convince China, India and Thailand to remind the generals of humanitarian obligations. ++ This would be in their strategic interest and help China "regain some of the moral standing it lost over Tibet."