Mia Farrow: nations should protest China at upcoming Olympics

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mia Farrow said Friday the world should use next month's Olympic Games as a platform to demand that China end its support for Myanmar's junta. China is Myanmar's most important ally, providing economic, military and other aid while Western nations shun the military-ruled country because of its poor human rights record and failure to restore democracy. China objects to Western criticisms of Myanmar's junta, saying conditions in the southeast Asian country have improved dramatically since a violent crackdown on peaceful protests in September last year. The actress held a news conference in Bangkok after visiting the Myanmar-Thailand border with a delegation from the Nobel Women's Initiative, a group founded by female recipients of the Nobel Peace prize. "If there is enough international pressure and if... [read full story]