In Myanmar, the closest parallel to North Korea in the vicious incompetence of its thugocracy, the cancellation of high-value banknotes in 1988 contributed to a nationwide uprising.

• 缅甸，这个在凶残的暴政方面与朝鲜不相上下的国家，1988年由于取消大面值钞票而导致了全国暴动。