#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

(2/n)

... global audience sees on a daily basis that decades old military (#NATO) and economic allies (#Canada/ #Mecico) are left hanging in the cold from one day to another. The arcane and insane #Mercantilist trade policies with aggressive, crippling #tariffs will lead to less trade with the #US.

Via #DavidHutt @dw_innovation

"For #ThitinanPongsudhirak, a senior fellow at the #InstituteOfSecurityAndInternationalStudies, a...

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

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... think tank, this case marked an 👉 "inflection point" in #Thailand's geostrategic balancing."👈

"Thailand now is an open pawn in the US-China conflict," he told DW. "👉The big geostrategic danger is that the #Thai elite facing #US sanctions now move ever closer into China's orbit and compromise Thailand's once-famous balancing act."👈

"Instead, it is thinking about the one thing that matters most to #Thai Prime Minister...

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

(4/n)

... #PaetongtarnShinawatra — economic growth. "Right now, that is more likely with China than that of the #UnitedStates,"..."

"... a #Thai analyst and columnist, told DW. "#Thailand is playing its usual balancing act and, in this case, it is simply prioritizing immediate interests."

The United States and several human rights organizations had spent months warning against such a move,...

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

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... arguing that the deportees will almost certainly face persecution, arbitrary detention, or worse under the Chinese government.

"The deportations come at a time when #Beijing has been actively seeking to deepen its ties with #Bangkok, particularly over the vast cyberscam industry that has infected most of Thailand's neighbors."

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Do read the excellent article for free:

dw.com/en/thailands-uyghur-dep…

Thailand's Uyghur deportations: Balancing China and the West

The recent deportation of more than 40 Uyghur refugees from Thailand has ignited global outrage, and raised questions about Bangkok's geopolitical stance between China and the West.

^{David Hutt (Deutsche Welle)}