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Thailand Accelerates Joint-Chinese High-Speed Rail, Proposes Land Bridge & Why US Seeks to Stop BOTH
Thailand Accelerates Joint-Chinese High-Speed Rail, Proposes Land Bridge & Why US Seeks to Stop BOTH
The New Atlas
Dec 29, 2023
- Thailand is attempting to move forward both a joint-Chinese high-speed railway and a proposed Kra Isthmus land bridge;
- While both projects offer benefits for both Thailand and the region, the West is sponsoring opposition to them to obstruct development as a means to make it easier to maintain primacy over both Thailand and the rest of Asia;
- Should these projects move forward toward completion, it will seriously erode US influence and its ability to coerce nations in Asia-Pacific;
- It is important to understand not only US political interference and military interventions, but also its industrial-level efforts to arrest development around the globe by blocking or destroying infrastructure projects;
References:
NEO - Thailand’s Kra Land Bridge (Might) Reshape Asia:
https://journal-neo.su/2023/12/26/tha...
NEO - Thailand to Speed Up Construction of Joint-Chinese High-Speed Railway:
https://journal-neo.su/2023/12/19/tha...
Xinhua - Thailand to accelerate construction of China-Thailand railway: PM (October 2023):
https://english.news.cn/20231026/f6d1...
Diplomat - Thailand’s High-Speed Railway: On the Fast Track to Ties With China, But at What Cost? (November 13, 2023):
https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/thail...
Global Times - China-Laos-Thailand freight train completes first heavy-load return trip (April 2023):
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/20230...
Bloomberg - Thailand Needs Hyperloop, Not China-Built High-Speed Rail, Junta Critic Says (October 2018):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
Diplomat - A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing (October 25, 2023):
https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-bad...
Nikkei Asia - Thai opposition leader defends Taiwan, vows support for Myanmar (November 2022):
https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Pick...
Oslo Freedom Forum - Sponsors (2022):
https://web.archive.org/web/202203151...
Royal Thai Government (webpage) - Statement by H.E. Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand at Thailand Landbridge Roadshow (November 14, 2023):
https://www.thaigov.go.th/news/conten...
Bangkok Post - China interested in Thai landbridge project (October 18, 2023):
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/...
Bloomberg - Thailand Needs Hyperloop, Not China-Built High-Speed Rail, Junta Critic Says (October 2018):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
The Irrawaddy - China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (February 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/...
The Diplomat - A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing (October 25, 2023):
https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-bad...
The Diplomat - The Hambantota Port Deal: Myths and Realities (January 2020):
https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/the-h...
Benar News - Thai PM Srettha seeks foreign investors for land bridge across Kra Isthmus (December 4, 2023):
https://www.benarnews.org/english/new...
Prachatai - 'สมบูรณ์ คำแหง' ประธานเอ็นจีโอชาติ ระบุ 'ก้าวไกล' คือการเมืองแบบที่อยากเห็น (July 2023):
https://prachatai.com/journal/2023/07...
Nikkei Asia - Thailand pushes dream of 'land bridge' to boost economy (September 2021):
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Thail...
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