Myanmar CrisisJapan, China, Thai envoys diversify Myanmar diplomatic focus
Nations shift from collective path to specific goals ahead of China-ASEAN summit
From left: Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing, Japan's Yohei Sasakawa, China's Sun Guoxiang and Thailand's Don Pramudwinai (Source photos by Yuichi Nitta, EPA/Jiji and Reuters)
Gwen Robinson, Nikkei Asia editor-at-large, and Rory Wallace, contributing writer
November 16, 2021 16:16 JST
BANGKOK/YANGON -- A series of high-level visits to Naypyitaw by envoys of Japan, China and Thailand reflects growing international concern about Myanmar's trajectory and the increasing use of bilateral approaches to the military regime which took power on Feb. 1.