Rohingya issue should not be internationalised: China at UN
Rohingya Muslim men
As the United Nations voted to establish a body to find evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar, China said the issue should not be "internationalised".
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China, the Philippines and Burundi voted against the UN move to institute a body to look into crimes against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
The 47-member Council voted by 35 votes to three, with seven abstentions, in favour of a resolution brought by the European Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. However, Myanmar ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun said the resolution was based on the report of a UN fact-finding mission (FFM) that his government had categorically rejected.
"The Rakhine state issue is, in essence, an issue between Myanmar and Bangladesh. China does not approve of complicating, expanding or internationalising this issue," China's State Councillor Wang Yi said.
China hopes that Myanmar and Bangladesh can find a resolution via talks, and China is willing to continue to help provide a platform for this communication, Wang added.
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Echoing China's stand, Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun said the draft resolution was based on "serious but unverified accusations and recommendations" by the FFM that could endanger the national unity of the country.
Both the UN and the US have accused the Myanmar government of "ethnic cleansing" against Rohingyas with the US government imposing sanctions against a number of Myanmar generals.
Chinese diplomat Chen Cheng had told the Council that Beijing opposed the resolution because it was very likely to exacerbatetensions. "This is in no one's interest," he said.
The US State Department report on Monday had said Myanmar's military waged a "well-planned and coordinated" campaign of mass killings, gangrapes and other atrocities against the Rohingyas.
"The international community, including the United Nations, can also play a constructive role on this," China's Wang added.
Meanwhile, Canada's Parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis.
Human rights groups have put the death toll in the thousands from the military crackdown which allegedly began in August, 25th last year.