Popular Post webfact Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 President Joe Biden speaks as he meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Thailand is not among the over 100 countries the Biden administration has invited to its “Summit for Democracy” next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday which also sees Taiwan as one of the invitees, a move that infuriated China, which views the democratically governed island as its territory. Reuters reported that there are 110 participants on the State Department’s invitation list for the virtual event on Dec. 9 and 10, which aims to help stop democratic backsliding and the erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. The list does not include China or Russia. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said the government would be represented by Digital Minister Audrey Tang and Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador in Washington. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-not-invited-to-us-democracy-summit/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-11-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 2 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Prayut to control of the country via a Coup , not democratically from an election . 21 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post meechai Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Duh....Why would the leader of a Junta overthrow of a democratically elected government be invited to a Democracy Summit? ???? 26 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, webfact said: Thailand is not among the over 100 countries the Biden administration has invited to its “Summit for Democracy” next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday which also sees Taiwan as one of the invitees, a move that infuriated China, which views the democratically governed island as its territory. I must admit to not being a fan of Biden but I do like this move ........................LOL 23 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mac Mickmanus Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Did Joe get Thailand and Taiwan mixed up or did he think that they were the same Country ? Did Austria and Australia both get an invite ? 1 4 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mvdf Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Yup... selective bullying in the works. Exclude those governments not aligned with the bully's governance system. 5 4 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Walker88 Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said: Did Joe get Thailand and Taiwan mixed up or did he think that they were the same Country ? Did Austria and Australia both get an invite ? No, President Biden can actually point out countries on a map. He also knows China and India share a long common border (and have historical issues over it), and would never call some South Asian countries Nipple and Button. 13 2 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker88 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I've been wondering why DDCI Cohen met with PM last week, as it was a bad optic, all things considered, for the DDCI to meet with a fellow who came to power via a coup and who retained power in an election many say was fraudulent. Perhaps Cohen was quietly delivering a message that Thailand would not be invited to this Democracy summit. Then again, maybe David just wanted to take advantage of a C-17 always on call on his behalf. It's kind of exciting to refuel mid-air, too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 What a shame for a great Democratic Nation that Thailand is, after all they have the famous Democracy Monument, what more would one want.... 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fangless Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, ThailandRyan said: after all they have the famous Democracy Monument, what more would one want.... How about actual real live Democracy rather than monuments and virtual meetings on it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Willy Wombat Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 They can have their own pity party with Burma and Cambodia 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 It's not just Thailand but a wonderful snub to multiple autocracies and dictatorships out there that try to pretend they are a democracy. They might fool the locals, but not the world. 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Having slip to a new low in global ranking in democracy ranking by Freedom House due to drop of civil liberties, unequal treatment of minority groups, damaging influence of money in politics and increased polarization, shouldn’t the summit be held in a higher ranked countries like Argentina or Mongolia. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Pres. Biden be prepared. Submarines will be delivered much quicker now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cmarshall Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Not that the US has a democracy to brag about according to a report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance of Sweden: A present wave of democratic erosion around the globe is part of a larger historic cycle of progress and regression, according to the author of a report released this week designating U.S. democracy as “backsliding” for the first time. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2021-11-24/study-classifies-u-s-democracy-as-backsliding-for-the-first-time 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 As Prayuth always said" Thailand has its own democracy and that is not the same as in other countries".. Now no wonder that they are not invited in the normal world democracy summit.. It is going better and better ... National flag will not raised at international sports events, Miss Universe under fire, Cambodians deported to Cambodia.... Yeah yeah it is going better and better 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garyk Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 No problem they will be hosting the CCP summit! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: “Summit for Democracy” Did the Americans invite all those people so that they can learn how democracy is supposed to work? Or do those Americans still have the delusion that they are a sample democracy? 555 Stop the steal and all that - it almost worked and the guy who incited it all is still running around free and still supported by many million Americans. What a strange country. 11 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Surely the general could order an invite dose Joe know who he is? we only fire on protesters and jail everyone in sight for the most innocuous reasons once or twice a day my 112 is welcomed all around the country and We pay 300bt per vote ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Danderman123 said: I thought this topic was about Thailand. Yes, this topic is about USA/Biden not inviting Thailand to a meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) I don't know the reason for the snub -- if that's what it is -- but I would not worry about the US of A alienating Thailand too much because, if you look at the map, Thailand is the closest the US can get for land-based intelligence on large parts of Sothern China without being in a Communist ruled country. Edited November 25, 2021 by jerrymahoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, AgentSmith said: The US has its own fair share of issues on the matter such as fascist elements threatening the system itself, the trias politica not fully separated (presidents appointing judges who themselves also often have a political agenda), and a bunch of old white men (electoral college) and not the people electing an old white president. And there's the big tech of course that operates in a total legislative vacuum because those same old men don't have a clue what they're dealing with. US democracy has become quite the oxymoron the last few decades. Funny that this country feels the need to lead a summit when its own democracy can succumb to non-democratic elements in a matter of years... Absolutely. The future of American democracy is under grave threat by very dark forces that we saw during the January 6th insurrection/coup attempt. They still control one of the two major parties in the U.S. But it's good for the current U.S. president who actually is pro democracy to at least attempt to be a leader on this issue as it is an international one. 5 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jingthing said: People would if his predecessor didn't keep (falsely) insisting he won the last election. Trumps fault that everyone keeps mentioning him and not the actual people who actually keep mentioning him then 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Geoffggi said: I must admit to not being a fan of Biden but I do like this move ........................LOL I guess we just bough too many of those Chinese vaccines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 That´s probably because they do not fill the dots for being a democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reptile91602 Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 Thailand should be thankful they were not invited as america has no idea what democracy means. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand is not among the over 100 countries the Biden administration has invited to its “Summit for Democracy” That's right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AgMech Cowboy Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Did the Americans invite all those people so that they can learn how democracy is supposed to work? Or do those Americans still have the delusion that they are a sample democracy? 555 Stop the steal and all that - it almost worked and the guy who incited it all is still running around free and still supported by many million Americans. What a strange country. You are talking about Hillary, right? Or... Stacy? 1 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onthedarkside Posted November 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2021 A number of off-topic, trolling and name calling posts have been removed. This topic is in the Thailand news forum. Those looking to re-bicker over the past U.S. presidential election are going to have to find a different place to do that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 It's a democracy summit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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