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David Cay Johnston: “The difference between our treatment of the three is that we isolated Burma, and General Ne Win isolated himself…”

On the recordJuly 25, 1996
The difference between our treatment of the three is that we isolated Burma, and General Ne Win isolated himself, whereas, because of the cold war, we embraced the Taiwanese, we embraced the South Koreans. Today, having been isolated for over a quarter of a century, Burma continues to be the same country it was, maybe only worse than 30-odd years ago, whereas South Korea and Taiwan have developed into thriving, prosperous democracies. Now, does the Senator see any lesson to be learned from this difference in treatment?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the contrasting treatment of Burma, Taiwan, and South Korea in the context of U.S. foreign policy.

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