TOKYO -- Four and a half years after the military seized power from the civilian government in Myanmar, the situation has grown as surreal as that in Ukraine, with recent U.S. actions potentially signaling a growing tolerance for the country's authoritarian regime.
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Why Trump has been soft on Myanmar's military regime
US may be shifting focus from failed idealism to potential economic gains
Myanmar's army chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. The military rulers of the Southeast Asian country have hired a Washington lobbyist to improve ties with the Trump administration, which has shown signs of openness to economic cooperation with the regime. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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