[20170412]IF10635_美国与缅甸的关系：2017年的关键问题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 12, 2017U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues for 2017Between 2011 and 2015, the Obama Administration increased engagement with Burma (Myanmar), and waived some of the sanctions imposed by Congress. Following the formation of a new government in April 2016, with Aung San Suu Kyi in the newly created position as State Counsellor, the Obama Administration waived most of the remaining restrictions on U.S. relations. Congress, however, chose to continue some restrictions via appropriations legislation. The Trump Administration has provided little indication of its intended policy toward Burma. Ongoing Conflict and the Peace Process Burma has endured a low-intensity civil war since 1948, the result of a perceived failure, according to many of Burmas ethnic minorities, of Burmas central government to abide by the terms of the Panglong Agreement which granted Burmas seven ethnic states a high degree of autonomy. For nearly 70 years, the Burmese government and various ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) have vacillated between periods of active fighting and times of relative peace under negotiated ceasefire agreements. In 2011, several ceasefire agreemen