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Saving Burma the right way - Los Angeles Times "Avoiding disaster in Burma will mean taking a long-term and pragmatic approach and understanding that democracy won't be created overnight." (tags: burma myanmar democracy politics geopolitics) The Great... ...full story at RConversation

from RConversation on Tue, Oct 23 2007

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16 May 08 visit BURMA AND CHINA; THE TRAGEDY: THE POLITICS?  »  YouTube videoTHIS SONG WAS Inflenced by the Burma Cyclone and thE attitude of the MYANMAR junta to refuse aid from other countries.
27 Oct 07 visit China, Burma, Great Powers And Responsibility  »  China Law Blog Not sure I buy everything in this post on the Far East Economic Review Blog, but it is a thoughtful analysis of China's handling of Burma Burma. The post was written by Bruce Gilley, [pdf] a political science professor and it is entitled, "China, Burma...
06 Feb 08 visit US Slaps New Sanctions on Burma  »  China Confidential The United States Tuesday imposed additional sanctions against Burma over the military government's human rights violations and suppression of democracy. The new Treasury Department action targets family members of Burmese leaders and business figures...
14 May 08 visit Burma cyclone eye witness accounts  »  Danwei Fiddling with DV while Burma dies The earthquake in Sichuan has displaced the Burmese cyclone disaster from the news and invites grim death toll comparisons. Unfortunately, the Burmese government is showing no ability to cope with the disaster on their...
23 Jun 07 visit links for 2007-06-23  »  RConversation People's Daily Online -- Democracy in China's Internet politics Very interesting op-ed from Chinese official media. "The healthy development of Internet politics will be of great importance to the development of a socialist democracy. Internet technology...
13 Jul 07 visit links for 2007-07-13  »  RConversation BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | HK launches democracy proposals "The publication of a long-awaited consultation paper has begun a three-month consultation period on the Chinese territory's political future." (tags: hongkong democracy) Briton fears deportation...

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