Sri Lanka's tragedy reminds us how many things can go wrong when old Asian polities seek to establish modern nation states. It becomes even more difficult when the complex historical baggage calls for sensitivity and tolerance while the protagonists are determined to see every concession as surrender.
斯里兰卡的悲剧提醒我们古老的亚洲政体寻求建立现代民族国家的过程是多么的艰辛。当复杂的历史包袱需要以敏感和容忍来应对而领导者们却将每一次让步都当作屈服时，这一进程就变得更加艰难。