As US decries Myanmar coup, China remains largely silent

International response split between democracies and authoritarian regimes

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A Myanmar soldier guards city hall after soldiers seized the building in Yangon on Feb. 2 © Reuters

YOHEI MURAMATSU, RYO NAKAMURA and TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- The reaction to the military takeover in Myanmar has highlighted a split in the international community between countries with different values.

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