中国国家媒体警告说，缅甸的民主改革不可过激和匆忙，并声称单靠民主不能解决东南亚这个国家所有的问题。
中国共产党属下的环球时报发表评论文章，承认缅甸这个新的准文官政府近来实行的改革为缅甸带来了前所未有的希望。但这篇文章警告缅甸说，缅甸面临着所谓“西方式民主”的危险，声称实行改革太过匆忙可能为各类极端分子提供机会。
环球时报的文章特别提到近来缅甸西部佛教徒与基督徒之间爆发的冲突。那场冲突造成数十人死亡，几万人流离失所。这篇文章说，如果缅甸受西方影响太严重或过度依赖西方的政府模式，此类冲突就可能愈演愈烈，失去控制。
Chinese state media are warning against “excessive and hasty” democratic change in Burma, saying democracy alone cannot solve all of the Southeast Asian country’s problems.
A commentary in the Communist Party-run Global Times acknowledged that the recent reforms by Burma’s new quasi-civilian government are bringing “unprecedented hope for the nation’s prospects.”But it also warned Burma of the dangers of what it called “Western-style democracy,” saying too hasty of reform could “provide chances for all kinds of extremists.”
In particular, it mentioned the recent conflict between Buddhists and Muslims in western Burma that has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced.
The article said such conflicts “may get worse and run out of control” if Burma is too heavily influenced by the West or excessively relies on Western models of government.