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On the recordApril 24, 2012
But reforms that President Thein Sein has announced should indeed be recognized, but we should also recognize that Burma, the progress that we have seen in Burma can easily be reversed.

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Andrews cautions about the fragility of progress in Burma despite announced reforms.

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