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...
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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...
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
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https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-bad...
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https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/...
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
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https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/...
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https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-bad...
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https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/the-h...
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