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File photo: A view of Rohingya camp in Bangladesh. Picture credit: Mizzima News

China is resisting a British-led push at the UN Security Council to increase pressure on Myanmar to try those responsible for attacks on the Rohingya, Mizzima News carries a report by AFP.

According to a report, Britain last week circulated a draft text that stressed the importance of โ€œcredible and transparent investigationsโ€ of human rights violations and urged Myanmar to hold those responsible to account.

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Back from a visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Security Council is holding negotiations on a statement that would outline steps to address the crisis from the forced exodus of 700,000 Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar.

China, a supporter of Myanmarโ€™s former ruling junta, on Monday put forward an amended statement that dropped all mention of investigations or accountability.

Myanmar has come under international scrutiny since a military campaign launched in August drove more than 700,000 Rohingya from their homes in northern Rakhine state.

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Chinaโ€™s draft statement stresses โ€œthe need to address the root causes of the issue,โ€ and calls for investment in Rakhine state to โ€œachieve stability through development.โ€

Diplomats said Britain, backed by France and the United States along with other council members, had rejected the proposed changes by China.

Negotiations were continuing ahead of a council meeting on Myanmar on Monday.

The 15 ambassadors last week met with traumatized refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh and toured burned-out villages in Rakhine state.

The council adopted a statement in November that called on Myanmar to rein in its military, but there has been no resolution โ€” a stronger measure that China, as one of the veto-wielding permanent members, would likely block.

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