Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of my visit to Burma was a willingness to open up and learn from other countries that have navigated the painful transition from dictatorship to democracy. One general asked me, off the record, “How did you manage to implement such dramatic political changes without bloodshed?”
或许我本次访问缅甸最鼓舞人心的就是我们愿意像这样一个国家开放和学习，他们是从独裁转向民主的国家。一位将军问我说：“你怎样在没有流血的情况下进行这样一项巨大的政治变革？”民主研讨会的一位年轻妇女告诉记者和发言者说，“我们认为缅甸是一次性的例子。现在我们看到远在亚洲的国家和我们有着相似的经历，我们不再感到孤独=这一切都会适用于你们的。”