China urged not to sell armaments to Burma
November 23, 2007 - Pro-democracy activists from Burma and northeast India yesterday urged China not to provide military hardware to Burma. They also wanted China to mount pressure on the Burmese military junta to implement quick reforms to usher in democracy.
In a memorandum submitted to Chinese youth, currently in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram state, Burmese and Mizo democracy activists from Mizoram Committee for Democracy in Burma (MCDB) and Campaign for Democracy Movement in Burma (CDMB) also called on the government of China to stop selling armaments to the Burmese junta.
"We urged youth from China to join the international community to usher in democracy in Burma and also appealed to the Chinese government to push the Burmese regime to speed up democratic reforms in Burma," L. Changte, Deputy Director of CDMB said.
On November 21, 100 Chinese youth arrived in Aizawl as part of a friendly tour across states in India under a bilateral agreement between India and China .
A memorandum to the Chinese government accused the Burmese regime of using the weapons supplied by China to kill innocent people. It pointed out that the Burmese regime has no external enemy but views its own people as its enemy.
The CDMB said that the Mizo people need to see immediate change to democracy in Burma and a peaceful life for the Burmese people. The CDMB also said that around 80,000 unrecognized Burmese refugees are taking refuge in Mizoram as a result of the deteriorating social, political and economic situation in Burma.
On November 2, CDMB and MCDB jointly sent a memorandum to India 's Vice-President. The memorandum asked India not to sell military hardware and not to give training to high ranking military officers from Burma. – Khonumthung.
