The two recent natural disasters in Burma and China have put this idea to a severe test. China has not fared too badly, largely because its government was forced by the Burmese example, bad publicity surrounding the Tibetan demonstrations, and the impending Olympic Games to allow far more freedom of information than it normally does.
最近在缅甸和中国发生的两场自然灾害是对这种思想一场严峻的考验。中国的表现还不错，这很大程度是因为它的政府受到缅甸的事例、围绕西藏抗议所产生的恶劣的公众影响以及即将到来的奥运会所带来的巨大压力，因而允许信息比往常更自由地流通。我们希望这个自由的缝隙在今后能够开得更大。