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While countries like in the @EU_Commission have in the last decade tried to placate China in order to do business and thus let their guard down, the Chinese regime has been gradually building up its strength and rallying other regimes to strengthen authoritarianism.
If this continues, democracy will be confined to a small group of countries in the @EU_Commission and a few others, and will face political and economic threats from authoritarian regimes which will work together to sideline democracies.
As it is, China and Myanmar are taking advantage of international paralysis at the @UN, @EU_Commission, @StateDept and others to persecute citizens, Hong Kong, Uyghurs etc. And democracies are at a loss at what to do after having surrendered their power for decades.
Myanmar's military is cracking down on citizens. I'm joining a global campaign to support Myanmar's democracy. Please take a photo with a three finger salute and hashtag #SolidarityWithMyanmar. Let's join in to protect our democracies.
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Myanmar's military coup regime has zero legitimacy. The whole country has risen up against the military, but the military is using violence to command obedience. We cannot let the military win. Myanmar is at the vanguard of our fight for democracy. Let's support their citizens.
We have seen democracy regress in HK, Thailand, Malaysia, India. It's retreating in East Europe/South America. Authoritarianism has sunk its roots in Cambodia, Laos. Myanmar's military coup has zero legitimacy. Let's stand with Myanmar to resist the global threat to democracy.
Thread: the disconnect between many Thais and their government is clear. While Deputy PM Prawit refused to condemn the #BurmaCoup, saying it is their business, Thai pro-democracy groups quickly organised a #StandWithMyanmar protest near the Myanmar embassy today. #รัฐประหาร
Thailand has suffered two coups in recent memory (2006 & 2014), and is one if the most coup-prone countries in the world. This disconnect between people and governments is often felt in ASEAN. The ASEAN organisation will almost certainly echo Gen. Prawit's statement that...
...the coup is Myanmar's internal matter. This is why it's important for Southeast Asian civil society to think and act regionally, in solidarity and cooperation with progressives in other ASEAN countries. They can, to an extent, do the work their ASEAN leaders are failing to do.
