Russian media said that the government of Thailand in July 10th to make a decision, China gained the right to build high-speed rail in Thailand. It will be part of the rail and silk road linking China and Singapore and through Laos, Thailand and Malaysia.
The Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of oriental studies expert Yelena Vermicheva believes that the project is not long ago Thailand finally decided to buy three Chinese submarine decision, will strengthen the Chinese influence in Thailand.
The Russian satellite network in July 12th, Reuters reported that a project between Bangkok and northeast Nakhon Ratchasima Kh province railway project valuation of $5 billion 500 million. This is the largest investment project in Thailand.
In July 11th, the Prime Minister of Thailand official Gosha said the project is part of Thailand traffic network development, is also a part of The Belt and Road Chinese "initiative. Observers point out that China hopes to link China with Southeast Asia through regional infrastructure, including the Thailand industrial zone and the deepwater port of Malaysia. Many analysts see the project as an important indicator of the deepening ties between China and Thailand after the 2014 military service.
Bian Yongzu, a researcher at Chung Yeung Financial Research Institute at Renmin University, pointed out, "first of all, this is a successful case of China's high-speed rail 'going out'. This is another railway designed by china. In fact, China's high-speed rail 'going out' will face political, legal and financing issues. It is obvious that China and Thailand have reached an agreement in all respects. In the past, China and China have been faced with the same problem since they have been thinking twice and faced the same problem alone. The construction of the two countries will be more successful in the latter part of the process. The wealth of experience gained from these surveys and negotiations will be of great benefit to other projects in the future."
Bian Yongzu said, "secondly, this cooperation project really shows the technical strength of China's high-speed railway has been recognized.". Some people say that China's high-speed rail projects in other countries have cost and financing advantages, but this time the use of Chinese technology, Thailand is responsible for manufacturing. The construction of the Thailand high speed rail sections of "The Belt and Road 'initiative and the railway network in Southeast Asia is very important to create economies more closely, to achieve shared interests. This high-speed rail project will be very beneficial to the development of Southeast Asian countries, and will greatly promote tourism and cargo transportation between China and Southeast asia. This will also inject a "boost economy of Southeast Asia. At the same time, let us see the "The Belt and Road 'initiative interconnection construction, to further enhance the countries' The Belt and Road' initiative confidence."
The picture: May 14, 2017, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) met in Beijing to attend the "The Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum, the foreign minister of Thailand. (official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Agence France-Presse commented that China's growing investment in Asia is gradually being translated into competitiveness. Since 2014, Thailand has felt good about its cooperation with China, and welcomed the investment of big countries in the region.
Reported that the project's funding and technical components have been approved in July 10th. Last month, Thailand's prime minister, Ba Yu, used "privileges" to remove a range of legal and technical barriers that affected the deal. Yelena Vermicheva believes that the government of Thailand to make this decision, in addition to Thailand to obtain social and economic benefits, there are also political reasons.
"After the military came to power, the Obama administration often expressed dissatisfaction with the political system in Thailand," she said. Washington's cooperation with Bangkok has been on the decline. Thailand turns to china. China will certainly not miss this opportunity. China never puts forward any political conditions, but it can strengthen its economic status. But the Prime Minister of Thailand is going to visit the United states. And Trump believes that relations between the two countries are normal, Thailand is a strategic ally of the United states. Thus, Thailand has once again become the focus of the struggle between the two big powers in the United States and china. Thailand businessmen, politicians and the military have a tendency to Chinese or the United States representative."
