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China’s embassy in Yangon said on Friday it had been in touch with “all parties” in Myanmar , when asked about a report that a diplomat had spoken to a parallel government representing Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted administration. A counsellor from the embassy spoke by phone with members of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) last week in the first contact between Chinese officials and the group since the military’s February 1 coup, the Irrawaddy news service reported this week. The embassy said: “China has been in touch and in communication with all parties in Myanmar.” “The purpose is...
