UNITED NATIONS–The United States indirectly criticised China on May 14 for shielding Burma, also known as Myanmar, from strong U.N. Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the U.S. and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley did not mention China by name, but China proposed substantial amendments to a British-drafted Security Council statement on Burma last week. The 15-member council eventually agreed a weaker statement.
