Editing Foreign relations of Myanmar (section)

====Recent relations====
In October 2017 the United States withdrew [[United States military aid|military aid]] to Myanmar units responsible for the displacement of Rohingya in the [[Rohingya genocide|Rohingya crisis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/10/275021.htm|title=Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Rakhine State, Burma|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=November 16, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514165126/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/10/275021.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The US later imposed a blacklist on [[Maung Maung Soe (general)|Maung Maung Soe]], chief of the Myanmar army's Western Command responsible for the violence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0243|title=United States Sanctions Human Rights Abusers and Corrupt Actors Across the Globe {{!}} U.S. Department of the Treasury|website=home.treasury.gov|language=en|access-date=November 16, 2018|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723174732/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0243|url-status=live}}</ref> and commanders directly involved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm460|title=Treasury Sanctions Commanders and Units of the Burmese Security Forces for Serious Human Rights Abuses|website=home.treasury.gov|language=en|access-date=November 16, 2018|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120165537/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm460|url-status=live}}</ref> The United States also provided humanitarian aid to displaced Rohingya refugees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/04/281130.htm|title=Ongoing U.S. Humanitarian Assistance for the Rakhine State Crisis|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=November 16, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222014654/https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/04/281130.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the United States formally recognized the Rohingya genocide.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |last2=Lewis |first2=Simon |date=2022-03-21 |title=Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-biden-administration-rules-myanmar-army-committed-genocide-against-2022-03-20/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422041445/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-biden-administration-rules-myanmar-army-committed-genocide-against-2022-03-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2021, a [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état|military coup]] led by [[Min Aung Hlaing]] overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. The United States condemned the coup and imposed sanctions on Myanmar military leaders and their business associates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/01/myanmar-coup-us-and-china-divided-in-response-to-army-takeover-aung-san-suu-kyi|title=Myanmar coup: Joe Biden threatens to resume sanctions|work=The Guardian|first1=Patrick|last1=Wintour|first2=Julian|last2=Bolger|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201113643/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/01/myanmar-coup-us-and-china-divided-in-response-to-army-takeover-aung-san-suu-kyi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Payne|first=Daniel|title=Biden announces sanctions on Myanmar after coup|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/10/biden-myanmar-sanctions-468401|access-date=February 10, 2021|date=February 10, 2021|website=Politico|language=en|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120182931/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/10/biden-myanmar-sanctions-468401|url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2022, the new [[State Administration Council|junta]] of Myanmar executed four political prisoners,<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=Myanmar: First executions in decades mark atrocious escalation in state repression |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/myanmar-first-executions-in-decades-mark-atrocious-escalation-in-state-repression/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Amnesty International |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922030634/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/myanmar-first-executions-in-decades-mark-atrocious-escalation-in-state-repression/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was met with condemnation from the [[G7|G7 nations]], including the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2022 |title=World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of activists |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-execute-four-democracy-activists-state-media-2022-07-25/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214025934/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-execute-four-democracy-activists-state-media-2022-07-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The State Department further pressed China to influence the situation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2022 |title=Myanmar executions: US presses China to rein in junta, saying it cannot be 'business as usual' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/26/myanmar-executions-us-presses-china-to-rein-in-junta-saying-it-cannot-be-business-as-usual |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922030633/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/26/myanmar-executions-us-presses-china-to-rein-in-junta-saying-it-cannot-be-business-as-usual |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2021, as the protests escalated into greater conflict, two Myanmar citizens in the United States were arrested over an alleged plot to hire hitmen to [[assassination|assassinate]] [[Kyaw Moe Tun]], Myanmar's representative to the [[United Nations]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news |title=Myanmar military says had 'nothing to do' with UN envoy plot |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/10/myanmar-military-says-had-nothing-to-do-with-un-envoy-plot |work=Al Jazeera |date=10 August 2021 |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205234258/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/10/myanmar-military-says-had-nothing-to-do-with-un-envoy-plot |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2022, The BURMA Act was passed in Congress authorising sanctions on individuals involved in the coup d'état, providing support to civil society and humanitarian assistance as well as creating a position within the State Department dedicated to democracy in Burma.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2022/4/meeks-issues-statement-on-house-passage-of-burma-act |title=Meeks Issues Statement on House Passage of BURMA Act |date=6 April 2022 |website=House Foreign Affairs Committee |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231150112/https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2022/4/meeks-issues-statement-on-house-passage-of-burma-act |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Senate Passes Burma Act Bill |url=https://www.abc-usa.org/2022/12/u-s-senate-passes-burma-act-bill/ |website=American Baptist Churches USA |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202184408/https://www.abc-usa.org/2022/12/u-s-senate-passes-burma-act-bill/ |url-status=live }}</ref>