Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin presided over a signing ceremony for a cooperative agreement between Thailand and China in the field of mass media and communication. The agreement aims to strengthen information sharing to combat fake news and misinformation.

<p>Ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders&rsquo; Week, which is currently taking place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thai activists staged protests against the One China policy and the summit itself.</p>

<p>Chinese president Xi Jinping will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will take place in Bangkok on 14 &ndash; 19 November, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Monday (31 October).</p>

<p>Samyan Press, a publishing house run by Chulalongkorn University students, said last week that its staff&nbsp;was&nbsp;approached by a Chinese businessman who tried to bribe them into closing their business in order to improve the businessman&rsquo;s relations with the Chinese authorities.</p>

<p>Eun Hong Park, a professor at Sungkonghoe University, emphasizes that most countries with implicit alliances with Myanmar`s military have non-liberal governance. Referring to the post-coup phase on &quot;Tatmadaw-democratic camp-international community,&quot; He argues that Myanmar`s &quot;Spring Revolution&quot; can become an opportunity to create &quot;new Asian values.&quot;</p>

<p>How do the China Lancang-Mekong cooperation and the Mekong-US Partnership operate &ndash; the two international cooperation frameworks that are expanding political influence over Thailand and its neighbours? How much money has Thailand received? And what has been missing in this battle?</p>

<p>This report will explore the roots of the influence of Chinese concepts of development found in the ECC: the role of the Thai elite (specifically Somkid Jatusripitak), the big picture of economic and political changes in Thailand and China, and the history of modern Sino-Thai interdependence.</p>