Thailand, China Eye Stronger Economic Ties

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by Krajangwit Johjit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and China have held talks to find ways to promote Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor and China’s mega project “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI).

 

The online discussion was attended by Suchart Tancharoen, First Deputy Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives, and Wang Chen, Vice Chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.

 

Suchart reiterated the tight relations between the two nations, highlighting the assistance both countries gave to one another during the past two years of the COVID-19 outbreaks.

 

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He also congratulated China on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Suchart lauded China for being able to achieve significant economic growth while making major scientific breakthroughs over the past 100 years, despite surmounting hurdles, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

In response, Chen highlighted strong trade ties between China and Thailand even with the presence of the global pandemic. He then talked about future cooperation such as eradicating COVID-19, and promoting China’s BRI and the Thailand 4.0 economic model. Chen also said China is looking to connect railway routes from the country to Thailand’s EEC special economic zone.

 

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[ozz1]

Yes belt and roads they lend you the money but they have you by the short and curlys all other governments have woken up to this scheme but don't upset the masters

[John Drake]

Yet another reason for the US to undertake reciprocal trade with Thailand. Erase the surplus in trade that Thailand currently has with the US. Increase the cost and time of inspecting Thai goods. Match tariffs. Prohibit Thai citizens from owning property or the majority stake in American businesses. Start with requiring Thai Union Group to give up control of Chicken of the Sea. Let Thailand march down the aisle with China and the massive trade deficit Thailand has with that country. 

Edited May 12, 2022 by John Drake

[welshguy]

Like lambs to the slaughter!

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand and China have held talks to find ways to promote Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor and China’s mega project “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI).

Come build factories please.

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Come build factories please.

Yes several US companies are also interested in investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor. This was expressed by former US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Rose to Thailand's Finance Minister in Bangkok. Unlike the Chinese, politics instability may have influence that initial interest. 

[humbug]

10 hours ago, John Drake said:

Yet another reason for the US to undertake reciprocal trade with Thailand. Erase the surplus in trade that Thailand currently has with the US. Increase the cost and time of inspecting Thai goods. Match tariffs. Prohibit Thai citizens from owning property or the majority stake in American businesses. Start with requiring Thai Union Group to give up control of Chicken of the Sea. Let Thailand march down the aisle with China and the massive trade deficit Thailand has with that country. 

Exactly, all the chinese business owners hiding behind their chinese/thai ID's running the country with greedy generals, some of whom are also chinese like watchman, and signing contractual/legal thai-chinese agreements behinds 95% of non-chinese thai's backs, can go to hell

 

all they do is help china avoid further sanctions, by using Thailand as a fake repackaging base center for goods, along with parking funds, and using Thailands international swift to exchange Yuan for foreign currencies,  whilst claiming trade seperately from China and the world and calling it made in Thailand

 

until the 95% of non-chinese thai's rise up, and stop living under the thumb of the Chinese, the west should just turn the screws on the chinese businesses and generals, treat Thailand as a province of China, take Thailand of the swift system and sanction the greedy top layer of chinese/thais and generals

 

until that happens and the people don't rise up,  and kick out the chinese invaders, it will just get worse

 

to the point of merging the currency with Chinese Yuan, and most of the local thai societie's laws, will be just the same as laws in Beijing, it will be a controlling hell, not just for westerners but the 95% of thais who are not chinese, and treated like darker skin slaves in their own country

Edited May 12, 2022 by humbug

[daveAustin]

15 hours ago, webfact said:

Suchart lauded China for being able to achieve significant economic growth while making major scientific breakthroughs over the past 100 years

i.e. lauds the expertise in copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.