China Backs ASEAN Push for Talks on Myanmar Crisis: AdvertisementChina has expressed its support for efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to resolve the political crisis in its member state Myanmar, and prevent the nation from slipping into full-blown civil war.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made this comments during a meeting on Wednesday with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan in the southern province of Fujian.According to a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry, Wang describedMyanmar as an important member of the “ASEANfamily” and said he was pleased to see and support the bloc’s efforts to maintain its “non-interference” principle while playing a positive role in promoting Myanmar’s stability of the situation in Myanmar through the “ASEAN approach.”Balakrishnan later tweeted that the pair had discussed the “tragic situation in Myanmar,” “expressed alarm over the escalation in violence & use of lethal force by Myanmar security forces,” and called “for de-escalation, cessation of violence & constructive dialogue among all sides.”Balakrishnan was one of four Southeast Asian envoys set to meet with Wang Yi this week, with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Husse.... #phuketnews #thailandnews #asianews