For two decades, Myanmar behaved likewise, until Chinese overreach, particularly the now-abandoned Myitsone dam project, revealed in full the subservient relationship that China envisioned. Indeed, China’s arrogance – 100% of the power from the proposed dam was to be exported to China – was probably the key factor in precipitating Myanmar’s democratic political transition and new openness to the world.
洪森的行为表明，过度依赖中国援助和外交支持的国家会据此调整政策。二十年来，缅甸的行为与柬埔寨别无二致，直到中国玩得太过火——特别是在最近废除的密松大坝项目上——其追求主导的野心昭然若揭。事实上，中国的傲慢——要求密松大坝发电量100%输往中国——也许是促使缅甸发生民主政治转型、重新开放走向世界的关键因素。