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| July 2, 2013 Your Weekly Update from The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center |  |  |  | Growing Concern over U.S.–Burma Military Engagement
By Walter Lohman
The Administration has overextended itself on Burma. Not content with having lifted, suspended, or eased virtually all economic sanctions against Burma over the past 18 months in an effort to support the “good guys,” the Administration is now moving to lend a brutal military the prestige of cooperation with the finest fighting force the world has ever seen. This is a personal conclusion, not necessarily that of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. But the prospect of closer military relations with Burma has at least been enough to make Congress start asking the difficult questions and require formal answers.
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The way Taiwan relates to its neighbors—particularly American security treaty allies like the Philippines—is of vital interest to the U.S. Its diplomats should bring the lessons learned in the recent Taiwan–Philippines dispute to friends in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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The release of the State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons Report revealed that Asia is home to some of the worst perpetrators of illegal human trafficking. It is important that the U.S. maintain pressure on countries that violate the dignity of their people. To that end, a team of analysts at The Heritage Foundation are currently engaged in a major study of ways to improve American efforts to stem human trafficking.
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