Thailand in Southeast Asia – is at the center of BRICS – a key ally of China, a central hub for the Belt & Road Initiative, and its stability a factor in either enabling the rise of Asia or disrupting it.
As protests take place in the streets of the capital of Bangkok, it is important to follow the money, identify the parties involved, and understand what has led up to this point.
Do not jump to conclusions until you have sufficiently identified the groups funded by the US government (via NED/USAID) and those who have fought against them.
Yesterday’s protests were carried out by those opposing US interference – and the current government they oppose is a nominee/daughter of a long-time US proxy.
For more details see below…
Image: Paetongtarn Shinawatra (CC BY 4.0)
The current PM is the daughter of US proxy and billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra whose critics often end up in jail or dead – I am based in Thailand, hence why I have been quiet regarding developments since elections in 2023.
The Thai military has twice ousted Thaksin and his nominees from power (2006 & 2014).
It was a government installed into power by the Thai military following 2014 which signed high speed rail deals with China (which US-backed opposition tried to delay/stop), began replacing US weapons with Chinese and Russian systems (which US-backed groups also tried to stop), and have gradually pivoted Thailand away from status as a US proxy to a close ally of China over the past several years.
Elections in 2023 returned US-backed proxies into power – including the daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra – and an uneasy stalemate has existed since.
Recently, mismanagement regarding the Thai-Cambodia border and violence in the deep south -both connected to US interference – have created growing tensions.
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Source: TheAltWorld
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Current protests in Thailand against the government are NOT NED-backed, but the groups used to carry out successful counter-color revolutions in previous years.
For a detailed look into the background of all of this, please check this guide to US interference in Thailand:
NOTE: This was published in 2020 when US-backed student protests were taking place – the 2023 election saw the parties behind these protests take office: see this.
Before seeing protests and rumors of coups and just assuming it is the US behind it – you need to follow the actual money and connections. Luckily I provide all of it to you in the above link.
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Brian Joseph Thomas Berletic, is an ex- US Marine Corps independent geopolitical researcher and writer based in Bangkok, writing under the pen name “ Tony Cartalucci ” along with several others.
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