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China welcomes Myanmar’s efforts to alleviate situation in Rakhine
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China welcomes the measures taken by Myanmar's government to alleviate the situation in Rakhine State.
Published : 22 Sept 2017, 01:35 PM
Updated : 22 Sept 2017, 01:35 PM
Wang made the comments in New York on Thursday during a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly with Myanmar officials, according to a foreign ministry statement.
More than 400,000 Muslim Rohingyas have fled from Rakhine across the border to Bangladesh following a counter-insurgency offensive by Myanmar's army in the wake of militant attacks on security forces.
UN officials have described Myanmar's strategy as "ethnic cleansing".
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