China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar.
The military took power in the South East Asian nation after arresting political leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of other lawmakers.
The coup leaders have since formed a supreme council which will sit above the cabinet.
In Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon though, signs of resistance and civil disobedience have been growing.
The United Nations Security Council met but failed to agree on a joint statement after China did not support it. China has the power of veto as one of five permanent members of the council.
Ahead of the talks, the UN’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner, strongly condemned the military takeover which came after the army refused to accept the outcome of general elections held in November.
Says it was clear that “the recent outcome of the election was a landslide victory” for Ms Suu Kyi’s party.
