Burma’s strategic importance reflects, first and foremost, its geographic location between India, China, Thailand, and Southeast Asia. Ringed in the north by the southern ridges of the Himalayas, to the east by foothills of dense teak forests, and to the west and south by the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean, Burma’s geography has always shaped the country’s history and politics.
首先，也是最重要的一点，就是缅甸的战略重要性取决于它位处印度、中国，泰国和东南亚四者交界的地理位置。北向喜马拉雅山南脉，东临茂密的柚木林，西南两侧则分别是孟加拉和印度洋，缅甸的历史和政治一直都被该国的地理位置所左右。