maybe the US is secretly backing Japan and Korea in Myanmar to counter China. Thailand has fallen to China. China is now the biggest investor in Thailand after Japan which was the biggest investor for 50 years. I guess Japan has given up on Thailand.
Of course the US being the US will be engaging in this isolation of China covertly in south east Asia, especially for countries with questionable human rights issues like Myanmar...why do u think japan is accepting Tatmadaw soldiers and sailors for training, why are former US marine officers that are Burmese back in Myanmar training the Tatmadaw? Why was there not protest when the South Koreans sold an ENTIRE LPD to the Navy? They know what they are doing just not direct aid that will complicate them.