China and East Asia: April 2004

Gloomy Burmese Days

By: Joshua Kurlantzick

Description: The optimism surrounding the possibility of a democratic thaw in 2002 "was a mirage, a blip distracting attention from a more depressing long-term trend. . . . Burma's Asian neighbors, including democracies India and Thailand, increasingly are giving the junta free rein to dominate politics and abuse the citizenry."

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