At one level, Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Australia last week was all high praise, inspiring speeches and standing ovations. At another level, it was hard-headed politics, diplomatic signals and muted criticisms. At times, history was simplified or re-written to suit the occasion. In other words, there were no surprises and on all sides the visit was considered a resounding success according to Dr Andrew Selth in an opinion piece in The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter. Read the full article here.
When Aung San Suu Kyi comes to call
3 December 2013
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