Can Trump reverse Thailand’s drift towards China

[zydeco]

Don't want another Pearl Harbor. Time to pull all but skeleton forces from Europe and the Middle East and focus on the real enemy, China. Thailand will need to make up its mind about which side to join. Their choice after the first Pearl Harbor attack was lacking in wisdom. 

 

“The PRC is practicing attacks on Guam,” the officials said.

Those bombers are also flying around Hawaii, they said.

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2017/10/31/china-has-practiced-bombing-runs-against-guam-us-says/

[Jingthing]

trump is a totally crippled president now enmeshed in a scandal that may topple his administration. 

International leaders including outright enemies of the USA now see the USA leader as dead man walking.

When there is such a leadership vacuum, other powers are more than happy to step in.

Some may celebrate that. (I don't.)

No, of course he doesn't have to power to influence Thailand towards the USA over China or really much of anything else.

 

Sad ... 

[DrTuner]

Meh. Just change the name to Chailand already and be done with it. The soul has been sold.

[Stargeezr]

Trump cannot stop the more and more negative attitudes  that the Americans have toward

him.  The USA is getting more upset with this guy every day, He is strictly fodder for

the late night show hosts to make fun of, a one term President for sur, if he even  makes

it for four years. China seems a lot more stable than the US right now.

Geezer

[LomSak27]

On ‎10‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 6:57 AM, craigt3365 said:

Money.

Thailand has had a trade surpplus with the USA for decades, while Trump would like to change that most  advisors regard the best way to do business with the Thais is to ..... drumrollplease ..... buy goods from other countries. Vietnam and Indonesia are already cutting heavily into Thailand Agricultural exports to the US.t

[craigt3365]

15 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

Thailand has had a trade surpplus with the USA for decades, while Trump would like to change that most  advisors regard the best way to do business with the Thais is to ..... drumrollplease ..... buy goods from other countries. Vietnam and Indonesia are already cutting heavily into Thailand Agricultural exports to the US.t

Here's what's going to happen to many countries now starting to do business with the Chinese.  They don't have the same ethics as most first world nations. 

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40044113

 

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Sri Lanka: A country trapped in debt

 

China is investing billions of dollars in infrastructure and developments in Sri Lanka, but many local citizens feel the country is being sold to the Chinese.

 

But now Sri Lanka is struggling to repay that money, and so has signed an agreement to give a Chinese firm a stake in the port as a way of paying down some of that debt.

 

Sri Lanka has given 80% ownership of the port to China.  How is that good for the locals?  Hint: it isn't.

 

95% the governments revenues goes to repay debt.  Debt that helped line the pockets of local politicians and rich businessmen.

[mfd101]

1 hour ago, LomSak27 said:

Thailand has had a trade surpplus with the USA for decades, while Trump would like to change that most  advisors regard the best way to do business with the Thais is to ..... drumrollplease ..... buy goods from other countries. Vietnam and Indonesia are already cutting heavily into Thailand Agricultural exports to the US.t

There is of course an alternative, probably better all round: The US could actually produce more goods & services that Thais - and other poor-to-middle-income peoples - actually want and can afford. Not sure what that might be but American capitalism has always prided itself (rightly so) on its enterprise, ingenuity & inventiveness. So get to it, Fellas, and stop whining!

[MaeJoMTB]

4 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

American capitalism has always prided itself (rightly so) on its enterprise, ingenuity & inventiveness. So get to it, Fellas, and stop whining!

That was then, now under cultural Marxism no western country can flourish.