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New cooperation in railway projects in China and Thailand. Thailand Nongkhai station (information above)

　　Reference news, March 21 , foreign media said Thailand has long tradition of balancing relations with countries, but in 2014, since the coup d ' état, it turned to China.

Australia Lowy interpreter, March 14, Sino-Thai relations as early as in the late 70 and walked away very close, when Bangkok needs Beijing's military and strategic support to pursue expansionist Viet Nam. In China no longer supports Thailand's Communist movement from both at home and abroad to lift the Thailand after the red menace, Sino-Thai friendship has been strengthened.

Reported that over the past ten years, this warm and friendly relations between the two countries has been further strengthened. Then, when other friends such as the United States and the United Kingdom, and Australia and Japan condemned the 2014 coup, China declared Thailand should be peaceful resolution of internal conflicts. The reaction of many of Thailand's welcome.

Since then Sino-Thai relations conducted frequent high-level visits, strengthen and consolidate cooperation in every area. During a visit in April last year, Thailand's new Prime Minister prayuth zhanaocha thanked China for its selfless assistance. Thailand Foreign Minister tanasa·badimaba Gong at last year's ASEAN annual defense Ministers on Wednesday pledged to express his opinion on China's love and his Chinese counterpart. In his view, can be traced back more than 1000 years ago, the bilateral relations more intimate than friendship, more like a family.

Reports, however, on issues related to defence, economy and development, China is not Thailand's most important and most intimate or big donors.

　　Progressive development but relatively limited defence relationships

Reports said Thai contemporary military relations with Thailand's military relations with other countries is still negligible. After the 2006 coup d ' état, Thai special forces, code-named "Strike (assault)" annual joint exercises, and Thai Marines code-named "Blue Strike (blue spot)" joint training twice a year. Thai air force, code-named "Eagle strike" joint military exercise was conducted last year for the first time. But the importance of cooperation with Thailand's much smaller compared with other countries. In recent years, Thailand annually with the United States Army's training activity is nearly 40 times or so. "Cobra Gold" exercises are Thailand and the United States co-sponsored the annual mechanism for multilateral joint military exercises of the two countries, is one of Southeast Asia's most influential joint military exercises, held once a year since 1982. Although the "Cobra Gold" exercises the size reduction, but it is still held every year. Each year Thailand and Australia 9 bilateral and multilateral training exercise 5 times. For decades, Thailand each year, and Singapore, and Malaysia, and Indonesia hold annual military exercises.

Arms supply, Thailand at discount prices from the United States to buy weapons up. Since the cold war, Thailand from the total number of China's purchase of weapons is not much more than buying from other countries. Before the purchase agreement reached last year with China, Thailand and Korea, and Israel, and India and other countries cooperate. Although China to Thailand with cheap hardware, but Thailand received the usually poor quality, unable to meet Thailand's needs. However, given Thailand's recent escalating military relations, Thailand Navy has decided to buy submarines from China, rather than as originally planned from Germany or Korea to buy.

　　Japan is Thailand's most important economic partners

Reports that since 2012, China is Thailand's largest trading partner, but this is only a recent phenomenon. Yiqian, Japan has occupied this position since at least 1993. Last year, Thailand's trade with China is about Thailand and Japan trade by 2%. In Thailand in 2003 after the signing of the free trade agreement with China, bilateral trade surged, Thailand's trade deficit with China continued to expand. After the adoption of the free trade agreement within a year, Thailand's trade deficit with China increased almost two-fold (from us $ 428 million to 1.26 billion u.s. dollars). Last year, Thailand's trade deficit with China is up to 17 billion dollars. Thailand to the United States (the United States is Thailand's one of the top three trading partners) trade surplus usually between $ 6 billion to $ 10 billion a year. China only replaced between 2010-2014 United States became Thailand's biggest importer.

Foreign direct investment is Thailand's economic growth and export-oriented economic lifeline. Japan Thailand investment foreign direct investment is much higher than other countries. Last year, Japan Thailand investment reached 4.2 billion dollars, followed by Singapore, has invested 1.1 billion dollars, the Chinese did not enter the top 5.

Reports said Japan is Thailand's largest official development assistance project (2014 US $ 415 million) provider, followed by the United States (US $ 56 million), the United Kingdom and Germany. Japan to Thailand about 85% assistance is on Thailand's economic infrastructure in the form of low-interest loans. Thailand social infrastructure projects are mainly backed by Japan and the United States, European countries and Korea's support. China not Thailand the main provider of official development assistance projects.

　　Problems of Sino-Thai railway projects

Reports, along with new cooperation in railway projects in China and Thailand, the situation may change. However, the project has been controversial. When they first came to power, now Thailand follow the practices of the former Government of the military junta, the intention of the State-owned 100-year history of upgrading of the railway system. Thailand Government personally responsible for the building and loan, managed to obtain hardware and software assistance from several countries, but decided to cooperate with China, as well as the railway line was fine-tuned to meet China's linking of Southeast Asia a few strategic plan.

Soon disappointed to learn that the public budget to the new offer 50% more than initially envisaged; returns are fast trains, a top speed of 180 km, instead of the planned high speed train by the former Government. Korat-Nong Khai railway line will change from a two-track single track to save costs. However, in 10 times after a meeting of the Joint Commission of the two countries have not yet reach a final result.

Thailand public now on the project with Thailand and Japan connected Kanchanaburi port of Laem Chabang and Rayong, compared to the smooth cooperation on high-speed rail. Japan technology this train will run at 250 miles an hour on a two-track.

　　World's best diplomacy

Reports that two factors may explain why China has become Thailand new best friends. First, Beijing did not criticize Thailand's politics. Second, China Thailand leaders attaches. Properties such as high-level visits between the two countries and sponsors of the Conference exceeded Thailand between such activities and any other country. Thailand Princess Sirindhorn visits China at the invitation of the Chinese Government every year, Princess chulabhorn is another often go to the visiting VIPs. China last year to Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and her warm welcome, and provide convenience for their visit to China, but not infuriated Thailand Government or attacked by the yellow shirts. Western leaders and diplomats in the Thailand junta and PT when dealing with loss, and reminds Thailand to adhere to the principles of freedom and democracy.

Reported that the Sino-Thai relationship showed China was bad diplomacy. This means in Thailand, China, and even this is not the best Thailand benefits cases.

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澳媒：中国成泰国最好朋友 外交手段为世界最佳|中国泰国_新闻资讯

中泰两国在铁路项目上开展新合作。图为泰国廊开府火车站（资料图）

　　参考消息网3月21日报道 外媒称，泰国长期以来就有平衡与大国关系的传统，但自2014年政变以来，它转向了中国。

　　据澳大利亚洛伊解读者网站3月14日报道，中泰两国早在上世纪70年代末就走得很近，当时曼谷需要北京的军事和战略支持来应对奉行扩张主义的越南。在中国不再支持泰国的共产主义运动进而从国内外解除了泰国的红色威胁后，中泰友谊得到了强化。

　　报道称，在过去十年，两国间这种热情友好的关系进一步加强了。然后，当其他朋友比如美国、英国、澳大利亚和日本谴责2014年政变时，中国声明泰国应该和平解决国内冲突。这一反应得到了许多泰国人的欢迎。

　　此 后中泰两国经常进行高层互访，加强并巩固每一个领域的合作关系。在去年4月的一次访问期间，泰国新总理巴育·占奥差感谢了中国给予的无私援助。泰国外长他 那萨·巴蒂马巴功在去年的东盟年度国防部长扩大会议上表达了他对中国和中国外长的热爱。在他看来，可以追溯到1000多年前的两国关系比友谊更亲密，更像 是一家人。

　　报道称，然而，在涉及国防、经济和发展的问题上，中国并不是泰国最重要、最亲密或最大的捐助者。

　　逐渐发展但相对有限的国防关系

　　报 道称，中泰当代军事关系与泰国同其他国家的军事关系相比仍微不足道。在2006年的政变后，中泰特种部队有代号为“Strike（突击）”的一年一次的联 合演习，还有中泰两国海军陆战队代号为“Blue Strike（蓝色突击）”的一年两次的联合训练。中泰两国空军代号为“鹰击”的第一次联合军演则是在去年进行的。但这些合作的重要性与泰国同其他国家的 合作相比要小得多。最近几年，泰国每年与美国军队的训练活动基本上达到40次左右。“金色眼镜蛇”演习是泰美两国共同主办的年度机制性多边联合军演，是东 南亚地区最具影响力的联合军事演习之一，自1982年以来每年举行一次。尽管“金色眼镜蛇”演习的规模有所削减，但它仍每年都举行。而且每年泰国与澳大利 亚会举行9次双边和5次多边训练演习。数十年来，泰国每年还和新加坡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚举行年度军演。

　　就武器供应而言，泰国以折扣价从 美国购买的武器最多。自冷战以来，泰国从中国购买的武器总数并不比从其他国家购买的多。在去年与中国达成军购协议前，泰国与韩国、以色列、印度等国都有合 作。虽然中国也向泰国提供廉价的硬件装备，但泰国收到的这些装备通常质量不佳、不能满足泰国的需求。不过，鉴于中泰两国最近军事关系升级，泰国海军已决定 从中国购买潜艇，而不是像原先计划的那样从德国或韩国购买。

　　日本是泰国最重要的经济伙伴

　　报 道称，自2012年以来，中国一直是泰国最大的贸易伙伴，但这只是最近的现象。以前，日本至少自1993年以来一直占据着这个位置。去年，泰国与中国的贸 易额约比泰国与日本的贸易额高出2%。在泰国与中国2003年签署《自由贸易协议》后，两国贸易开始激增，泰国对华贸易赤字也不断扩大。在《自由贸易协 议》通过后的一年内，泰国对华贸易赤字增加了近两倍（从4.28亿美元增至12.6亿美元）。去年，泰国对华贸易赤字更是达到170亿美元。而泰国对美国 （美国是泰国的前三大贸易伙伴之一）的贸易顺差一年通常在60亿美元至100亿美元之间。中国只是在2010年-2014年间才取代美国成为泰国产品的最 大进口国。

　　外国直接投资是泰国经济增长及以出口为导向的经济的生命线。日本对泰国投入的外国直接投资一直远远高于其他国家。去年，日本对泰国的投资达到42亿美元，其次是新加坡，投入了11亿美元，中国没有进入前5名。

　　报 道称，日本是泰国最大的官方发展援助项目（2014年4.15亿美元）的提供者，其次是美国（5600万美元）、英国和德国。日本对泰国约85%的援助采 取的是对泰国的经济基础设施提供低息贷款的形式。泰国的社会基础设施项目也主要得到了日本、美国、欧洲国家以及韩国的支持。中国不是泰国官方发展援助项目 的主要提供者。

　　问题不断的中泰铁路项目

　　报道称，随着中泰两国在铁路项目上开展新合作，这 种情况可能改变。然而，该项目一直是容易引起争论的。在刚上台执政时，现任泰国军政府遵循前政府的做法，打算将该国有100年历史的铁路系统进行升级改 造。泰国政府不自己亲自负责建设和贷款，设法从几个国家获得硬件和软件援助，而是决定与中国合作，同时还对铁路线路进行了微调，以满足中国将东南亚数个地 区连接起来的战略计划。

　　公众很快就失望地得知对该项目新作出的预算报价比最初设想的高出50%；回报却是中速列车，最高时速为180公里，而不是前政府规划的高速列车。呵叻-廊开铁路线路将从双轨改为单轨以节约成本。然而，两国在进行了10次联合委员会会议后还没有达成最后结果。

　　泰国公众现在开始将这一项目同泰国与日本在连接北碧与罗勇的兰乍邦港的高速铁路上进行的顺畅合作进行比较。采用日本技术的这趟列车将以250公里的时速在一条双轨上运行。

　　世界最佳外交手段

　　报 道称，两个因素可以解释为何中国变成了泰国新的最好朋友。首先，北京不批评泰国的政治。其次，中国对泰国领导人极为重视。两国间的高层互访和赞助性质之类 的会议超过了泰国与任何其他国家之间的此类活动。泰国诗琳通公主每年都应中国政府的邀请访问中国，朱拉蓬公主是另一个经常去中国访问的贵宾。中国去年还对 泰国前总理他信和英拉表示热烈欢迎，并对他们访问中国提供了极大便利，却没有激怒泰国现政府或受到黄衫军的抨击。西方领导人和外交官在与泰国军政府以及为 泰党打交道时则不知所措，并提醒泰国要坚守自由民主的原则。

　　报道称，中泰关系因此显示了中国外交手段的厉害。这种手段吸引泰国倾向中国，甚至在这种关系并非最符合泰国利益的情况下。

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