YANGON -- Myanmar's government remains defiant in the face of international accusations of systematic persecution of Rohingya Muslims, emboldened by the fact that important economic partners including Japan and China have been more muted in their criticism.
Rohingya refugees wait for rice delivery at the Nayapara refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Dec. 25, 2017.
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