Myanmar protesters take aim at China for silence on coup

Amid ongoing protests in Myanmar against the Feb. 1 coup, citizens have begun to take China to task, condemning its silence about the overthrow of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and its "backing" of the military.Hundreds of people are demonstrating daily in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, the largest city, holding up messages in English and Chinese criticizing Beijing and chanting things like "Don't support the military!" and "Chinese government get out."Since the coup almost two weeks ago, China has not blamed the military at all, instead simply expressing hope that "al…READ FULL ARTICLE