Indeed, Suu Kyi now enjoys far greater freedom of movement than she has at any time since she received the Nobel Peace Prize 20 years ago, and the NLD recently announced that it will field candidates in the forthcoming by-elections to the country’s newly established parliament. If Suu Kyi is permitted to campaign free of restraint, for both her own seat and to boost the electoral chances of her NLD colleagues, it will be clear that Thein Sein and his government are truly determined to bring their country in from the cold.
几乎是在同时，登盛还给出了一个更加强烈的信号，表明这一届政府是一个完全不同的政府：他释放了一批政治犯，并邀请昂山素季和他展开直接对话。事实上，如今昂山素季过着她20年前获得诺贝尔和平奖以来最自由的生活，国家民主联盟最近宣称，该组织将推举即将到来的新议会候补选举候选人。不管昂山素季还是她的国家民主联盟同志，能够自由参选无疑表明登盛及其政府真心实意地想让缅甸走出铁幕。