Washington's top diplomat on Wednesday said he would not yet push for sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya refugee crisis, but he called for an independent investigation into reports that soldiers committed atrocities against the Muslim minority.
Rohingya refugees, who have fled Myanmar into Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, are being exploited by human traffickers and other exploiters, UN officials said on Tuesday.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the UN chief and America's top diplomat in the Philippines among the crisis for her nation's displaced Rohingya Muslim minority.
Despite being heavily criticized by the Western media over the Rohingya issue, Myanmar State Counselor and former Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has gained popularity with Chinese netizens, who praised her defiance against "outside pressure while safeguarding her people's interest."