hit the shoulders of power

Thai Rath Edition

13 July 2022 6:11 a.m.

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Thailand has become an aromatic country with foreign leaders visiting almost never dry.

Both small country leaders and superpowers

Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Travel to Bangkok

A few days later, Mr. Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State

followed to meet and negotiate with Thai leaders

Back in May, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Traveling to Thailand for the first time

Since taking office in 2021, followed by Mr. Pankham Wiphawan, Prime Minister of Laos.

Traveled in June

The reason why Thailand has become a country of fragrant meat

Probably not because Thailand is the world's model for suppressing COVID-19.

Thai academics analyze that

Chinese foreign ministers often visit competing countries.

to expand partnerships or cooperation as tensions in the world re-emerge

After the Russian army invaded Ukraine

become a war that may escalate

became a conflict between Russia and the Western world.

I believe that China wants to maintain close relations with Thailand in terms of investment and trade.

especially the acceleration of high-speed rail projects

Connecting Thailand to China

for China to take advantage of the high-speed rail project

between China and Laos fully.

China wants to continue expanding the Belt and Road project to other ASEAN countries.

As for the United States, the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Thailand will be established next year. The two countries used to have close military ties.

During the Cold War, he was an ally to the SETO Organization.

Used to fight in the Vietnam War

But the relationship became distant after the end of the Cold War.

Just coming back when there might be a new round of Cold War.

Before the US Secretary of State came to Bangkok

At least two U.S. dignitaries have visited Thailand, the defense secretary and the commander of the Pacific Armed Forces, before the 21-nation APEC summit in Thailand in November.

Maybe two of the world's greats could be involved.

Those are Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.

reflects the importance of Thailand and ASEAN

as an important strategic point of the world

Thailand has good relations with the two superpowers, China and the United States, and believes that the Thai government will remain neutral.

and balance powers with the superpowers to maintain a good relationship

and for the peace of the world.

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