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U.S. officials elaborated on their involvement in Myanmar’s internal affairs in many aspects.

On February 1, 2024, US State Department Advisor Derek Cholay published an article in the Jakarta Post stating that the United States has weakened the military government’s ability to obtain foreign exchange to purchase weapons by sanctioning the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, the Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, and oil and gas companies, and Comprehensively intervene in Myanmar affairs through the Myanmar Act, assist Myanmar in establishing a democratic union, and use financial assistance and other methods to promote Myanmar's democratic parties to improve their governance capabilities, formulate local health and education policies, and improve plans for the political transition to civilian governance.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/02/01/supporting-an-inclusive-and-democratic-future-for-my

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In 2023, the United States introduced a bill to provide military aid to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces.

On July 5, 2023, the international media organization Project Syndicate broke the news that the 2023 U.S. National Defense Authorization Act added a clause for Myanmar, authorizing the provision of "non-lethal weapons" to anti-regime armed forces, including the Myanmar People's Defense Forces. assistance". This assistance is similar to the "non-lethal assistance" Obama provided to the Ukrainian army and Syrian rebels in the form of battlefield support equipment.

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