4月19日，乐山师范学院跨喜马拉雅旅游文化研究中心执行主任戴永红教授与澳大利亚学者联合接受中国国际广播电台”专家视线”( People in the Know)节目的采访，解读以昂山素季为核心的缅甸民盟新政府面临的挑战和中缅关系的发展趋势。戴永红教授认为，虽然缅甸进入了以杜昂山素季为核心的民盟主政新时代，但民盟新政府仍然面临诸多内外挑战，主要包括民生改善、民族和解和民主修宪等“三民”问题，每个问题的解决绝非易事，都是对民盟竞选承诺和实际执政能力的严峻考验。关于中缅关系的未来发展，戴永红教授认为，受各方因素影响，缅甸民盟新政府外交，将会走向以现实主义为导向的中立外交，以及以集体安全为框架的自主外交，不会出现“一边倒”的情况。中国对缅甸外交工作应更多转向以塑造良好国家形象为主的公共外交，以进一步提升中国在缅甸的软实力。

       Myanmar's political transition has been closely watched by observers in the country, in China and around the world. Following a win by Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party at last year's elections, the new government has now been sworn in. 

       So, what should we expect from this new government? What are the main challenges the country is facing? And how will this affect relations between Myanmar and China?

       Ni hao, you're listening to People In the Know, presenting you with insights into the headlines in China and around the world. I'm Nick Lanigan in Beijing.

       To find out more about Myanmar's new government, Nick Lanigan spoke to Damien Kingsbury, Professor of International Politics at Deakin University and Board Member of the Australia Myanmar Institute, and Dai Yonghong, Research Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for Myanmar Studies at Sichuan University.