{"id":6127,"date":"2006-02-03T20:33:51","date_gmt":"2006-02-04T03:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/02\/03\/burma-chinese-asset-or-liability\/"},"modified":"2006-02-03T20:33:51","modified_gmt":"2006-02-04T03:33:51","slug":"burma-chinese-asset-or-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/02\/burma-chinese-asset-or-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Burma: Chinese asset or liability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationmultimedia.com\/2006\/02\/04\/opinion\/data\/%0Aopinion_19837802.html\" target=\"_blank\">From The Nation (Bangkok):<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIf China is to be seen as a responsible and honourable superpower whose &#8220;meteoric rise&#8221; is no cause for alarm in Southeast Asia, China needs, among other things, to refine its Burmese policy.<\/p>\n<p>Burma has been Southeast Asia&#8217;s focus of attention in the post-Cold War era &#8211;  the largest source of the region&#8217;s &#8220;non-traditional&#8221; threats and the biggest stumbling block in the region&#8217;s quest for deeper economic development and integration. How China is perceived in the region depends in large part on its Burma policy.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"color:#0e0e0f;\"><p>\nIt is without doubt that the Burmese government, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), is one of the world&#8217;s most obstinate, repressive regimes, simply impervious to the views and sentiments of the outside world. It is also without doubt that the SPDC, Than Shwe in particular, is a master of political and diplomatic manoeuvrings and extremely skilful in playing games with the outside world &#8211;  knowing when to appear soft and when to harden its position. It is also without doubt that Burma is largely self-reliant economically. It has existed in self-imposed isolation since General Ne Win seized power in March 1962, making it extremely resilient in the face of sanctions by the international community.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Nation (Bangkok): If China is to be seen as a responsible and honourable superpower whose &#8220;meteoric rise&#8221; is no cause for alarm in Southeast Asia, China needs, among other things, to refine its Burmese policy. 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