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March 16th, 2014 - 1:03 am § in China

Whats In a Name: Is Iut Burma or Myanmar?

  Is this place “Burma” or  “Myanmar”?  Should the US call other countries by its preferred name? Or should Washington follow the example of the UN and defer to the ruling regime, no matter how odious?  The  BBC refers to the country as Burma, and the BBC News websi[...]