U.S. halts trade engagement with Myanmar following coup, violence

The United States on Monday announced the suspension of all trade engagement with Myanmar under a 2013 agreement following the military's Feb. 1 coup and its violent repression of pro-democracy protests.The measure, which will remain in effect until the return of a democratically elected government, is the latest in a series of actions taken by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to pressure the Myanmar military regime.The killing of peaceful protesters, students, workers, labor leaders, medics and children has "shocked the conscience of the international community," U.S. Trade R…READ FULL ARTICLE