"金三角"禁毒背后的中美泰缅四边关系

早春是罂粟花开的时节.当金三角的罂粟花盛开的时候,小小的金三角却在中南半岛激起了一个不大不小的政治漩涡.为了安抚当地少数民族、巩固边境,缅甸在禁毒中一直采取极为谨慎的姿态;泰国深受缅甸毒品之害,与缅甸还存在领土纠纷,在反毒过程中不得不权衡自己的得失;美国当然重视禁毒,不过对于美国而言,让缅甸现政府倒台或许更重要;中国积极帮助缅甸禁毒,但对于影响边境安宁的迹象却也不得不加以警觉.

Drugs Prohibition in the Golden Triangle and the Four-sides Relations among China, USA, Thailand and Myanmar

Myanmar's cooperation with regional partners increased during 2003, particularly with China and Thailand. The Chinese and Thai governments stepped up bilateral counter narcotics cooperation efforts and established joint Border Liaison Offices with Myanmar along their respective borders to facilitate the sharing of intelligence. In February 2004, the United States praised Myanmar's dramatic accomplishments in the international war against narcotics, noting that opium production had been slashed by more than 81 percent over the past seven years. Moreover, Myanmar has taken a leadership role in the regional war on drugs, intensified its co-ordination with neighboring countries, and has one of the lowest rates of drug addiction in Asia. Given these successes, the USA State Department recommended a "large scale and long term" international assistance to Myanmar.