For ASEAN, the episode was a lesson in assertiveness. It showed that persistent pressure works better than the “constructive engagement” that it had pursued, to no avail, for the eight years since Burma joined the organization.
对东盟而言，这一事件是过度自信带来的教训。它表明持续不断的压力比其自缅甸加入东盟以来的八年里所追求的徒劳的“建设性接触”要有效。