"...From 1988 to 1992, the most common word in the State Law & Order Restoration Council (SLORC) military junta?s rhetoric was ‘crush? ? Crush all Destructive Elements, Crush All Those Seeking the Disintegration of the Union ? and this was backed up by constant military offensives against non-Burman ethnic peoples and pro-democracy groups. From mid-1992 until 1994, the rhetoric changed as the SLORC began courting the favour of the international community by signing several ceasefire deals and talking about ‘peace?, ‘development?, ‘open market economics? and ‘proceeding towards multi-party democracy?. The international community, always eager for trade with resource-rich and cheap-labour countries, began to respond warmly, even though the human rights situation on the ground continued to worsen..."