Burmese new civilian government has suddenly shown dramatic signs of political changes:
- Freed some political prisoners
- Loosen its grip on censorship and press media
-Called for a return of all exiles
-Begun opening the economy by privatizing state companies
-Bent to public protests by halting a major dam project on Irrawaddy River
Are those changes heading to democratic reform? A series of measures has to be taken from time to time.
We shall know better in next year and more particularly in 2013 and 2014 whether the reforms are sustained and are having a real impact on the level of democratic freedoms in the country. The United States and other Western countries have been following very closely whether President Thein Sein's words have been followed by actions. They are welcoming those changes with cautious optimism. Hillary Clinton said the U.S. wants more political prisoners released, a "real" political process with elections and an end to conflicts with ethnic minorities that have displaced tens of thousands of the country's residents. The U.S. administration says it is not ending sanctions or making any abrupt changes in policy. "If Burma fails to move down the path of reform”. Burmese government has given a great opportunity to prove what he has said to international community about country’s reform and Burmese people are waiting to fit into free society very anxiously.
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