Wednesday, 9 November, 2005  


Wipe out interference and invasion using force

In the time of the Myanmar Socialist Programme Party, the US got along with Myanmar, and even it provided some assistance for her. However, all of a sudden, it has had a bias against Myanmar since she started to introduce the market-oriented economic system and the multi-party democracy system. The US, a capitalist and democratic country, should welcome and extend a helping hand to a developing nation that is transforming socialism into the market economy and multi-party democracy system. Instead, it has imposed economic sanctions, cut off humanitarian aid, and interfered in the internal affairs of Myanmar. The US becomes biased against Myanmar because of the following points.

(1) It is no longer an authentic capitalist nation but is now simultaneously practising feudalism and capitalism, (2) It sticks to monopolization, hegemonism and invasion of weak nations with the use of superior force in line with the feudal system, and (3) It is anxious to install a puppet government in Myanmar that exists at a geographically strategic point between the Republic of China and the Republic of India.

Its accusations against Myanmar such as human rights, narcotic drugs, forced labour, and forced recruitment of minors do not work at all. So, again it has launched attacks on the nation in a different way.

It forced ILO to take action against Myanmar. It made the group of the Global Funds for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria leave Myanmar, and supported all the blame put on Myanmar. The broadcasting stations under its domination are exaggerating groundless news stories designed to create inflationary effects of price rises and destabilize the nation.

The group that got involved in the 1988 mass demonstration released a statement with a call on international community to provide assistance for Myanmar because the health and education sectors in the nation are terribly desperate. The statement was intended to accuse Myanmar of poor conditions in the health and education sector, and to deceive the people into supporting it through international assistance for Myanmar.

Recently, Vaclav Havel and Desmond Tutu issued an exaggerated report on Myanmar affairs with a call on the UN Security Council to act against Myanmar. The US government supported the report and said it would deal with it in cooperation with international community. The groups under the influence of the US presented a civilian hero award to the person who got involved in the 1988 mass demonstration, so as to present him to the public.

From 6 pm to 6.30 pm on 12 October 2005, VOA broadcast the news on prize presentation ceremony of the US and local news stories at the same time.

ASEAN representatives are voicing their support of Havel and Tutu to incite instability in the nation.

Indeed, these acts took place at the instigation of the western masters. If western masters have rights to interfere in the affairs of an independent sovereign nation at will, the world nations will be deprived of their sovereignties. If so, the global nations will be hovering on the brink of falling back to colonialism.

The attitude of the People’s Republic of China is totally different from that of the US.

China said that for a long period in the activities on human rights under the authority of UN, the nation has been protesting strongly against any nations that call on other nations under the pretext of human rights to practise their views, thoughts, political norms and development types especially that harm sovereignty and dignity of developing countries by interferring in their internal affairs. In this regard, China in collaboration with developing countries voiced its stand, it remained truthful to justice, and stood by justice. In essence the problem of human rights is the concern of a nation’s internal administrative affairs. It consistently assumes that recognition of sovereignty of a nation and non-interference, that are international norms, should be practised in maintaining international relations. So, they are to be exercised concerning human rights.

Today, ASEAN member nations strictly practise the policy of non-interference, and so do Myanmar’s neighbours and Asian nations. They adhere to the five principles of peaceful co-existence. Recognition of and respect for sovereignty, and non-aggression are prescribed in the UN Charter.

Nevertheless, in the world today is a conflict between certain countries and their minions that practise interference in the internal affairs of other nations and invasion of weak nations with the use of force on one side, and some nations, peoples and groups that recognize sovereignty of other nations and uphold the principles of equality, and non-aggression on another.

Therefore, the entire world people are exhorted to be united in warding off interference and invasion with the use of force so as to restore international security, peace, friendship and development.

Author :  Aung Ze Min