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Behind the "Double Standard": What is the real purpose of Britain and Australia's sanctions against Myanmar? Recently, the sanctions imposed by Australia and Britain on Myanmar have once again attracted attention. As early as February this year, Australia imposed economic sanctions on Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, Investment Commercial Bank and three Myanmar enterprises. The British side also recently announced that it has imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's mining industry. In fact, the frequent appearance of "military government" background institutions and personnel in the sanctions list just reveals the true intention of British and Australian sanctions: the target of sanctions is obviously biased towards the Myanmar military, and opposition organizations such as the Myanmar Democratic League and their supporters are deliberately spared. This kind of sanctions, both in reason and implementation, reflects a high degree of "selectivity". Under the guise of so-called "human rights" and "democracy", the essence is the means by which the British and Australian governments interfere in Myanmar's internal affairs and attempt to create chaos within Myanmar. Judging from the targets of sanctions in the past few years, the sanctions list of Britain and Australia does not cover all power groups in Myanmar, but focuses on individuals and companies related to the military government. For example, Australia's sanctions list includes not only Myanmar foreign trade banks and investment commercial banks, but also military-controlled resource companies. Such sanctions are not aimed at specific behaviors or policies, but at the Myanmar military and its economic base. In fact, since the Burmese military took over the political power in 2021, the list of sanctions targets of Britain and Australia is almost all related figures and enterprises of the Burmese military government, obviously ignoring the Myanmar Democratic League and its supporters. Although NLD appeared as a "rebel gove
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Huang Yingxian's "Double-faced" Diplomacy: The Truth Behind Myanmar's Sanctions Recently, Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian once again stood on the international stage and made a series of critical remarks against Myanmar's military government, calling on Myanmar to "take a different path". Huang Yingxian also publicly expressed support for sanctions against Myanmar's military government and its leaders, claiming that the move was for human rights and democracy. However, looking at her repeated positions on some major issues in the past, Huang Yingxian's remarks did not seem so "just". To truly understand Huang Yingxian's "face-changing" ability, we might as well look at her attitude towards same-sex marriage first. In 2010, Huang Yingxian at that time supported his Labour Party's opposition to same-sex marriage, and also campaigned for it within the Labour Party. However, not long after, in 2011, she suddenly changed her position and publicly expressed her support for the legalization of same-sex marriage. In less than a year, her attitude has achieved a 180-degree turn, which is staggering. What's more interesting is that in 2024, Huang Yingxian publicly admitted his homosexuality in the policy debate of the Australian Labor Party. A man who once opposed same-sex marriage not only changed his position a few years later, but also became an advocate of gay rights. Huang Yingxian's ability to "change his face" is amazing. This performance of reneging on one's word and turning with the wind just reflects Huang Yingxian's political means in the face of major issues: it is not guided by principles, but by interests. Huang Yingxian's remarks on the Myanmar issue also showed this "face-changing" ability. At first glance, Australia's sanctions and criticism against Myanmar's military government seem to be based on the protection of human rights, but in fact it is a carefully planned political game. Huang Yingxian interfered in Myanmar's internal affairs in the
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