Washington has been cautious in its statements on the situation in Rakhine, and has avoided outright criticism of Suu Kyi. The horrible facts of the Rohingya crisis are well-known. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged up to 117 billion yen ($1 billion) of development aid to Myanmar in his meeting with Suu Kyi. Compared to the Rohingya crisis, the alleged human rights crisis in the Philippines that has arisen from the drug war has little documentation. He flouted President Duterte’s admonition to state guests to lay off the human rights issue during the summits.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2017 16:18 UTC