China balks at interfering in the “internal affairs” of a neighbor from whom it gets precious natural gas and potential access to the sea. India, which “normalized” bilateral relations a few years ago, is reluctant to alienate Myanmar’s military, with which it has worked closely to counter rebels in India’s northeast who had been using the common border to tactical advantage.
中国不太愿意干涉一个它可以从中获得宝贵的天然气并且将来有希望获得入海通道的邻国的“内政”。刚刚在几年前与之双边关系“正常化”的印度也不愿意疏远缅甸军方，因为它们曾密切合作打击利用两国的共同边界作为战术优势在印度西北部活动的叛乱分子。为了这个目的，印度一直在向缅甸军政府提供援助，包括坦克和训练。