rooster59 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Why Thailand could be the big winner as China and Japan start to work together Lee Jeong-ho Thailand has emerged as a major beneficiary from improved relations between China and Japan by providing opportunities for joint development initiatives to offset the problems caused by increasingly aggressive US trade policies. Observers also noted that as well as providing opportunities for economic collaboration, the choice of Thailand allowed Japan to check China’s expanding influence over Southeast Asia. Both countries have been under pressure to act to cut their trade surplus with America, prompting a renewed effort to put their differences aside. A “Third-Party Market Cooperation Forum” in Beijing on Friday highlighted what form this may take as businesses signed a series of agreements on infrastructure initiatives in other countries. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2170391/why-thailand-could-be-big-winner-china-and-japan-start-work South China Morning Post: 2018-10-28
Classic Ray Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Or it could be that Thailand suffers from increasingly isolationist US policies, especially with its problems with human rights abuses, labour practices on the fishing fleets and quality issues on products like fish sauce
Popular Post hotchilli Posted October 28, 2018 Popular Post Posted October 28, 2018 China & Japan will screw Thailand into oblivion... Thailand just can't see it coming! 1 2
DrTuner Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 Something co-operative like Nanking? Thais will be happy to serve as comfort wives as seen by the benz driving giks in BKK, so I get Japan's angle. Don't see them getting chummy with Chinese, more like a Triad-Yakuza turf war.
Johnnyngai Posted October 29, 2018 Posted October 29, 2018 Thailand was an allies of Japan during WW2. There was never any major mass killing of Chinese in Thailand, unlike in Indonesia. I believe both the Chinese and Japanese have much positive opinion of Thailand.
MaxLee Posted October 29, 2018 Posted October 29, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 6:37 AM, rooster59 said: Why Thailand could be the big winner as China and Japan start to work together WHile Thailand is just standing on the sidelines, as always
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