{"id":37659,"date":"2025-07-11T09:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T09:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-myanmars-military-ruler-offered-trump-his-sincere-appreciation-for-a-letter-warning-of-steep-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T09:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T09:48:34","slug":"why-myanmars-military-ruler-offered-trump-his-sincere-appreciation-for-a-letter-warning-of-steep-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-myanmars-military-ruler-offered-trump-his-sincere-appreciation-for-a-letter-warning-of-steep-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Myanmar&#8217;s military ruler offered Trump his &#8220;sincere appreciation&#8221; for a letter warning of steep tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Yangon<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Myanmar&#8217;s military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington&#8217;s first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump&#8217;s false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked him for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/federal-judge-trump-order-voice-of-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">shutting down funding for U.S.-backed media<\/a><\/span> outlets that have long provided independent coverage of conflict-wracked Myanmar.<\/p>\n<p> The military <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/myanmar-silent-strike-junta-coup-anniversary-state-of-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ousted Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s elected civilian government<\/a><\/span> in 2021, plunging the country, which is also known as Burma, into civil war. Suu Kyi has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-court-7-more-years-corruption-conviction-capping-proceedings-against-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">remained imprisoned<\/a><\/span> since then.<\/p>\n<p> The U.S. State Department sanctioned the junta chief and others for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/myanmar-soldiers-rape-behead-kill-17-people-rampage-residents-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">using &#8220;violence and terror to oppress&#8221;<\/a><\/span> Burmese people and &#8220;denying them the ability to freely choose their own leaders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> U.S. diplomats do not formally engage with the junta, but Mr. Trump sent a letter to Min Aung Hlaing by name on Monday telling him the U.S. would impose a 40% tariff from August 1, down from a threatened 44%. It was one of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-japan-korea-tariffs-august-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">20 similar letters sent to world leaders<\/a><\/span> by Mr. Trump in recent days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/11\/b7e5aa88-1c62-4c5b-8809-82fc7f207af4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/99203ba03cf9774a7ad88aa86f0aa0d3\/min-aung-hlaing-myanmar-2206547747.jpg#\" alt=\"MYANMAR-ARMY-ANNIVERSARY \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/11\/b7e5aa88-1c62-4c5b-8809-82fc7f207af4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/99203ba03cf9774a7ad88aa86f0aa0d3\/min-aung-hlaing-myanmar-2206547747.jpg 1x, 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told AFP.<\/p>\n<p> Min Aung Hlaing seized the opportunity to respond with a multi-page letter released in both Burmese and English by the junta information team Friday.<\/p>\n<p> In it, he expressed his &#8220;sincere appreciation&#8221; for Mr. Trump&#8217;s letter and praised the U.S. president&#8217;s &#8220;strong leadership in guiding your country toward national prosperity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> He sought to justify the military&#8217;s seizure of power, saying: &#8220;Similar to the challenges you encountered during the 2020 election of the United States, Myanmar also experienced major electoral fraud and significant irregularities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Both Voice of America and Radio Free Asia \u2014 created by the United States with a mission to deliver news in countries without free media \u2014 have shut down their Burmese-language operations since the Trump administration cut their funding.<\/p>\n<p> Min Aung Hlaing said he &#8220;sincerely appreciated&#8221; Mr. Trump&#8217;s 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