This is really great news. As long as ASEAN were willing to be patient with the Burmese military Junta and to continue to cooperate with them, there was not a lot of hope that change would ever come to Burma. However, now they have indicated that their patience has run out and that they want action to be taken against Burma. They have also called on China and India to stop investing in the country.
Of course, I have some difficulty in imagining China doing anything in response to this call - they are still bankrolling Mugabe and investing in Sudan, let's not forget - but the support of ASEAN (especially Thailand) was crucial for the Junta and without it they are going to find themselves extremely isolated.
Imagine if Burma became a democracy. Now isn't that a nice thought to start the day with?
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