Comments on: New Light of Myanmar defends “interest of the Myanmar people” http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/15/new-light-of-myanmar-defends-interest-of-the-myanmar-people/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Fernquest http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/15/new-light-of-myanmar-defends-interest-of-the-myanmar-people/comment-page-1/#comment-21351 Jon Fernquest Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:23:28 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/15/new-light-of-myanmar-defends-interest-of-the-myanmar-people/#comment-21351 "Myanmar is very grateful to the People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation..." My political noise filter blocks out everything else. What force other than plain economics and lifting the Burmese people out of their collective poverty is going to displace China's legitimization of the regime? No matter how much I might despise the regime, economic sanctions are not the answer. This could go on for another 20 years. “Myanmar is very grateful to the People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation…”

My political noise filter blocks out everything else.

What force other than plain economics and lifting the Burmese people out of their collective poverty is going to displace China’s legitimization of the regime?

No matter how much I might despise the regime, economic sanctions are not the answer.

This could go on for another 20 years.

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