It is now largely up to Thaksin himself. If he is enlightened enough to make amends with disaffected southerners and move beyond his vested interests in Myanmar, he retains a good shot at becoming Asia’s next spokesman.
现在一切在很大程度上取决于他信自己。如果他信足够开明，能改进与南部地区心怀不满的穆斯林之间的关系，能超越自己在缅甸的既得利益，那他还是大有机会成为亚洲的下一个代言人。