US President Joe Biden warns to impose sanctions on Myanmar

US President Joe Biden is warning to strike new sanctions on Myanmar after a coup that marked its government's civilian leaders' military arrest.

Myanmar, also recognized as Burma, has been a US democracy community project for decades, though there have been severe and new concerns about its backsliding into authoritarianism.

Disappointment with former race leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held by the army, has run high.

In a White House announcement Monday, press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that Biden's comment was "a note to all countries in the region."

"The military's capture of power in Burma, the arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials, and the publication of a national state of emergency are a personal assault on the country's transition to freedom and the rule of law," Biden said in a written report.

"In a democracy, force should never attempt to overrule the will of the people or attempt to erase the end of a credible election. For almost a decade, Burma's people have been steadily working to secure elections, civilian governance, and the peaceful change of power. That process should be respected."

He wrote that the US had lifted sanctions on Burma after its transition to democracy but would not hesitate to restore them.

"The withdrawal of that progress will require an urgent review of our sanction laws and authorities, renewed by appropriate action," Biden said.

"The United States will stand up for democracy wherever it is under attack."

Psaki was also asked whether the White House had determined whether past President Donald Trump would continue to get intelligence briefings.

"It is something that is under review," Psaki said, but she added a resolution had not been made on that matter.

The military claimed miscalculations such as repeated signs on voting lists in districts' scores and was afflicted with the election commission's response to its charges.

The military did not say if changes were plentiful enough to have changed the election outcome.