By Pavin Chachavalpongpun |
<p>China’s tactic has been cautious and very diplomatic. Thailand and China established its diplomatic ties in 1975. Throughout the latter half of the Cold War, Thailand and China formed a loose military alignment against the advancement of Vietnamese communists in Indochina. After the end of the Cold War, bilateral relations have remained healthy thanks to the absence of territorial disputes, the firm ties between the Thai royal family and the Chinese leadership, and the well-integrated Chinese community in Thailand.</p>
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<div>A month after the coup, the first anti-junta group was set up on Tuesday.
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<div><a href="http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1403519110&typecate=06&section=">Khaosod English</a> reported on Monday that spokesperson of the military junta has rejected the revelation by the former anti-government protest leader that the army has been seeking to overthrow the previous government for years.</div>
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<div>Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), reportedly told his supporters over the weekend that he been closely coordinating with army chief and coupmaker Gen.
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<div>Thai junta reportedly released 10 anti-coup protesters from detention early on Monday morning. </div>
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<div>Ten people were released at about 01.10 am on Monday. </div>
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<div>Eight of the ten are from the Thai Student Centre for Democracy group. They were arrested before they started their planned activity to hand out sandwiches as a symbolic protest against the coup at Siam Paragon Mall, Siam Square.
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<div>Noam Chomsky, a respected linguist and critic of US foreign policy, on Sunday emailed Pavin Chachavalpongun to give moral support after the latter reportedly became a target of the Thai junta for his comments on the Thai coup, according to Pavin. </div>
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<div>In the email, Chomsky expresses concerns over Pavin’s safety.</div>
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<div>“I am deeply disturbed to learn about the threats against Professor Pavin Chachavalpongun.
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<div><a href="http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1403337477&typecate=06&section=">Khaosod English</a> reported on Saturday that the spokesperson of the military junta claimed the army is detaining an anti-establishment red-shirt activist at an undisclosed location so she can meditate without any distractions from the outside world. </div>
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<div>Kritsuda Khunasen, 27, was arrested by soldiers on 28 May in eastern Chonburi province, according to a number of activists.
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<div>As of 19th June 2014, Human Rights Watch has <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2014%2F06%2F19%2Fthailand-fears-crackdown-trigger-exodus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFXJJjbE89SQTHOwasPvlNN8Aoc4g">reported</a> several hundred thousand migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos fleeing Thailand. An estimated 220,000 Cambodian workers have returned to the safety of their own country in fear of the Junta’s action against illegal migrant workers.
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