"The author of the article ?The Panglong Spirit Lives On” (Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe in The Irrawaddy, July 2001) argued that the guiding principle of the Panglong Accord is ?unity in diversity”. He raised the question as to whether there is a formula for ending Burma?s decades of ethnic strife, and answered it himself with ?Yes, and it is none other than the political vision that brought modern Burma into existence half a century ago”..."