U.S. lifts sanctions on Junta after praises of Trump

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The U.S. has removed several allies of Myanmar’s junta from its sanctions list, just two weeks after leader Min Aung Hlaing praised President Donald Trump in a letter.

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00:00In other news, the U.S. has removed several allies of Myanmar's ruling general from its sanctions list.

00:07This comes just two weeks after junta leader Min Aulang praised President Donald Trump and called for sanctions to be lifted.

00:15The U.S. Treasury Department did not provide a reason for the move, and the White House has yet to comment.

00:22Human Rights Watch has criticised the decision, saying it signals a troubling shift in Washington's approach toward Myanmar's military regime,

00:31which has been accused of genocide and human rights crimes after seizing power in a 2021 coup.

00:38Meanwhile, in a letter responding to Trump's planned tariffs on Myanmar, set to take effect on August 1,

00:45Min Aulang proposed to cut tariffs on U.S. goods to between 0 and 10 percent.

00:50Myanmar is a key supplier of rare earth minerals, critical to U.S. supply chains,

00:57as China dominates 90 percent of global processing capacity.

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