Burma through Chinese media

While the rest of the world and its new agencies are leading with stories of the crisis in Burma, Xinhua is fairly mute.

The one story contains the following quote ' As a neighbor, China is greatly concerned about the situation in Myanmar, and we hope that all parties in Myanmar show restraint and properly handle the current situation," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular press conference.

Jiang called on parties concerned in Myanmar to prevent the situation from becoming more complicated and spreading, and not to affect the peace and stability in Myanmar and the surrounding region.

China expects Myanmar could commit itself to improving the living condition of people, safeguarding the rapprochement among different ethnic groups so to resume peace and stability as soon as possible, said Jiang.'

Nothing in the article gives real detail about the players in the standoff, and no mention of protester deaths is made. China daily repeats the same article.