Ernest Chong We wrap up our Asia-Pacific summer highlights with a look at three individual nations: Myanmar, Thailand, and China. Myanmar The beginning of the summer saw Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi being given her first passport in more than 20 years. She promptly set to touring the world, cautiously supporting sanction reductions against her…
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Myanmar’s Long Road Back
Ernest Chong This year has certainly been a surprising one for Burma/Myanmar watchers. Beginning with the release of opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest nearly a year ago, Myanmar’s nominally-civilian government has embarked on a gradual but sustained effort to implement political, social, and economic reforms. October saw…
