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(Opinion) Thailand Not Tilting Towards China, Away From US: Expert

2015-08-13 08:50:26       source:The Diplomat

By Prashanth Parameswaran


August 13, 2015


"Thailand is not shifting its foreign policy dramatically towards embracing China at the expense of the United States, a leading Japanese scholar said Wednesday.


Growing estrangement between the United States and Thailand following a bloodless coup in May 2014, coupled with Bangkok's decisions to initially award a submarine deal to China and hand over 109 Uighurs to Beijing, have led to concerns that the country's generals are moving too close to China (See: 'Is China's Submarine Deal With Thailand Now in Peril?')."


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