China on Thursday avoided congratulating Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi for her party’s landslide election victory which has the potential to strain ties with Beijing. Beijing has for decades been close to neighbouring Myanmar’s authoritarian military leaders, who voters overwhelmingly rejected in historic polls. Suu Kyi’s party secured a landslide election victory Friday, … Continue reading China avoids congratulating Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on election win