China’s sham election: Why Beijing is propping up Myanmar’s brutal junta

After five years of brutal civil war, Myanmar’s ruling military
is holding an election that many say is a sham.


But it has a major backer: China. So why is Beijing suddenly
interested in democracy in this conflict-stricken country?


Venetia Rainey and Arthur Scott-Geddes speak to the Telegraph’s
Global Health Security correspondent Sarah Newey about her recent
trip to Yangon and Joe Freeman, researcher for Amnesty
International.


Read Sarah's dispatch:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/why-china-is-forcing-myanmars-junta-to-stage-an-election/


Watch Sarah talking about scam centres in Laos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nRBG037FT0


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