Western sanctions instead paved the way for investments in Myanmar by those with less concern about human rights violations – first by ASEAN neighbors in hotels and other sectors, and more recently by China and India, which are vying for projects and influence in the strategic energy sector. As a result, Myanmar’s generals have been able to play one side off against another.
西方制裁的作用却是为那些不在意人权记录的国家在缅甸投资铺平了道路——起初是东盟邻国投资酒店和其他行业，不久前又新增了中国和印度，这两者就战略能源领域的项目和影响力展开了激烈的争夺。结果为缅甸的将军们提供了从中渔利的机会。