Thailand-China on course to closer cooperation

 

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BANGKOK, 21st December 2017 (NNT) – Thailand and China are on course with plans to engage in closer cooperation in all areas. 

Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Lyu Jian, on Wednesday paid a visit to Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-Cha to formally introduce himself upon taking office in Thailand. 

Gen. Prayut offered a warm welcome to Mr. Lyu and expressed confidence in the new Chinese Ambassador’s ability to promote bilateral ties. 

Mr. Lyn, at the same time, offered his compliments on Thailand’s fast development, particularly with the current government’s 20-year national strategy, Eastern Economic Corridor project, and Thailand 4.0 policy. 

The Chinese Ambassador stated that there are now more opportunities for the two countries to have further economic cooperation as China is ready to support the private sector to invest in Thailand. 

Meanwhile, the Thai PM noted that both countries would be arriving at another milestone when the construction of the Thailand-China railway project begins on Thursday, thanks to the cooperation of the Chinese government.

 

-- nnt 2017-12-21

Our future could look like this:

 

URUMQI, China—This city on China’s Central Asia frontier may be one of the most closely surveilled places on earth.

Security checkpoints with identification scanners guard the train station and roads in and out of town. Facial scanners track comings and goings at hotels, shopping malls and banks. 

https://infozonic.com/2017/12/19/twelve-days-in-xinjiang-how-chinas-surveillance-state-overwhelms-daily-life

Edited December 21, 20178 yr by metisdead
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8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Our future could look like this:

 

URUMQI, China—This city on China’s Central Asia frontier may be one of the most closely surveilled places on earth.

Security checkpoints with identification scanners guard the train station and roads in and out of town. Facial scanners track comings and goings at hotels, shopping malls and banks.

https://infozonic.com/2017/12/19/twelve-days-in-xinjiang-how-chinas-surveillance-state-overwhelms-daily-life

This is why, ultimately, China will fail or fall apart. It is the world's most advanced police state. Economic creativity eventually fails due to corruption or shackles on innovation that invariably threaten the state. 

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Thailand-China on course to closer cooperation

Probably making the Thai treasury into a joint account

Thailand closer to doing what it is told by China 

8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Our future could look like this:
 

URUMQI, China—This city on China’s Central Asia frontier may be one of the most closely surveilled places on earth.

Security checkpoints with identification scanners guard the train station and roads in and out of town. Facial scanners track comings and goings at hotels, shopping malls and banks. 

https://infozonic.com/2017/12/19/twelve-days-in-xinjiang-how-chinas-surveillance-state-overwhelms-daily-life

I doubt that "Windows XP" and two core processors could cope with that!
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Be funny to hear all the xenophobic nationalist locals whine when shortly the orders start flowing in from Beijing...not far off now.

Are the manufacturers of luxury watches already working on a 'Special Colony Edition'?

Beware the Greeks come bearing gifts ?

 

Thailand has done quite well by balancing-off rival powers against one another, over recent centuries, it could be a pity if that long-term diplomatic-strategy were abandoned, but then again  "Up to You !"

2 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

Be funny to hear all the xenophobic nationalist locals whine when shortly the orders start flowing in from Beijing...not far off now.

Some of the daily anti Thai TVF posters will be escorted out of the country wondering the entire time how they were identified and shocked they are not special with inalienable rights. Never to return their voices in Thailand will be mute. 

Edited December 21, 20178 yr by Wake Up

Thailand should cooperate with China and learn the methods to deal with corrupt ministers. Heard they lined them up in the firing squad. 

Handing over the keys.

18 minutes ago, Wake Up said:

Some of the daily anti Thai TVF posters will be escorted out of the country wondering the entire time how they were identified and shocked they are not special with inalienable rights. Never to return their voices in Thailand will be mute. 

Hopefully every one has gotten the clue by then and moved to greener pastures. Let them have Thailand, it's become an old bag. 

More diamond rings & gold watches,,, but we will have trains everywhere !!!

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Thailand should cooperate with China and learn the methods to deal with corrupt ministers. Heard they lined them up in the firing squad. 

They also shoot beautiful girls. Soon the streets will be empty here.

 

https://www.chinasmack.com/10-beautiful-chinese-women-executed-over-the-past-30-years

On 12/21/2017 at 3:46 PM, DrTuner said:

Hopefully every one has gotten the clue by then and moved to greener pastures. Let them have Thailand, it's become an old bag. 

Will you please tell everyone at CW for me? It takes me 8 hours to get an extension of stay. All those people in line ahead of me asking to stay another year in Thailand and all those behind me need to get the news this place is an old bag. 5555

Exactly what China wants to hear.........................................

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/business/international/in-nigeria-chinese-investment-comes-with-a-downside.html

 

http://www.coha.org/the-dubious-impact-of-chinese-investment-in-latin-america/

 

Two articles that talk about China's expansion into third world type countries. They want to buy the country to extract the resources. 

 

Happy chappie with big smile on the dial, buyer beware. An expansion of "Spencer's Theory".

On 21/12/2017 at 12:28 PM, Sir Dude said:

Be funny to hear all the xenophobic nationalist locals whine when shortly the orders start flowing in from Beijing...not far off now.

I see your point, but xenophobia is defined as : fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers:

Since most Thais have some Tai ethnic roots/connection to China, they seem to be less concerned with the relationship with China as opposed to, say, the Europeans or North Americans.   Their cultures are not  vastly different. China has no qualms about colonizing other countries for economic gain, they learned well from the British on that score.

The "orders" have been emanating from China for years through successive  governments, whether Thaksin, Abhisit, Yingluck or Prayut's military junta.

Collaboration. Co-operation. Loans. Indebtedness. Default. Take-over. 

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/01/08/violent-protests-against-chinese-colony-in-hambantota-sri-lanka-rage-on/#6635d63813dd

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/world/asia/sri-lanka-china-port.html

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/greece-signs-deal-to-sell-stake-in-port-of-piraeus-to-chinas-cosco-1460130394

I'd say this is good news for Thailand. Investment in any form would be welcome especially infrastructure.

4 minutes ago, Dave67 said:

I'd say this is good news for Thailand. Investment in any form would be welcome especially infrastructure.

Yeah, but China investments come in the form of loans. At commercial rates. With default clauses.

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/lao-officials-balk-at-chinas-loan-terms-for-railway-project-10012015142717.html

15 minutes ago, Dah fahrang said:

Yeah, but China investments come in the form of loans. At commercial rates. With default clauses.

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/lao-officials-balk-at-chinas-loan-terms-for-railway-project-10012015142717.html

Yes I know in Africa its Gold and Diamonds as the default. I posted on another thread that the Goldmine arbitration with the Aussie company after they were 44ed out, was something to do with a default to Chinas loan. May not be  China's only purpose they need a friend inside ASEAN for the South China Sea dispute. Trump visited both Vietnam and the Philippines who are in dispute with Chinas claim. 

Edited December 27, 20178 yr by Dave67

2 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

I see your point, but xenophobia is defined as : fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers:

Since most Thais have some Tai ethnic roots/connection to China, they seem to be less concerned with the relationship with China as opposed to, say, the Europeans or North Americans.   Their cultures are not  vastly different. China has no qualms about colonizing other countries for economic gain, they learned well from the British on that score.

The "orders" have been emanating from China for years through successive  governments, whether Thaksin, Abhisit, Yingluck or Prayut's military junta.

If they ever had been getting 'orders', then no loans were entered into. The loans and the projects are becoming real. That's what is being discussed above.

2 hours ago, Dave67 said:

I'd say this is good news for Thailand. Investment in any form would be welcome especially infrastructure.

Have another look at the press articles and do some more research Dave.

 

Great posts Dah.

Scary......

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-snares-innocent-and-guilty-alike-to-build-worlds-biggest-dna-database-1514310353

 

The Chinese sure are throwing some serious money at Africa:

 

The top five recipients of Chinese loans during the corresponding period were: Angola ($21.2bn), Ethiopia ($12.3bn); Sudan ($5.6bn); Kenya ($5.2bn); and the Democratic Republic of Congo ($4.9bn).

 

http://africanbusinessmagazine.com/sectors/finance/africas-debt-spree-precursor-new-debt-crisis/

On 12/21/2017 at 11:19 AM, Oziex1 said:

Thailand closer to doing what it is told by China 

 

This is becoming a Kiss *****SSS state to China.....