Incoming Thai Government Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar to be First Victim

– The incoming government in Thailand following general elections, funded and backed by the US for years, vows to adopt US foreign policy across the region, and specifically in regards to neighboring Myanmar; – This includes Thailand adopting US Congress’ “Burma Act” which funds “non-lethal aid” for anti-government militants in Myanmar; – The US is…

US Proxies Win Thai Elections – US-Chinese Tensions Set to Grow

Brian Berletic In a development that will surely impact growing US-Chinese tensions, US-backed opposition parties have won Thailand’s May 14, 2023, general elections. A US-backed client regime taking power in Thailand will impact China’s Belt and Road Initiative, threaten bilateral trade and tourism, and perhaps even undermine regional security. This is particularly so should Thailand…

Taiwan Pushed Closer to Conflict by Washington

Brian Berletic The island province of Taiwan has been pushed closer still to conflict by Washington recently as the US hosted a visit by Tsai Ing-Wen of the Democratic Progressive Party who currently heads the administration in Taipei. During her trip to the United States, Tsai Ing-Wen met with the current US Speaker of the…

Thai Opposition Asks US to “Restore Democracy” in Thailand

-Thai “human rights activist” Sirikan Chaloernsiri has called for the US to “seize this opportunity” and “restore democracy” in Thailand by ensuring the opposition takes power; -Sirikan’s opposition group, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has been funded since its creation in 2014 by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); -The NED…

US Meddling in Thai Elections: Seeking to Create an Anti-China Proxy

Brian Berletic The Southeast Asian Kingdom of Thailand is slated to hold general elections in May of this year. Thailand, with the second largest economy in ASEAN and with a population of nearly 70 million people, has grown far too close to China for Washington’s liking. Because of this, Washington sees the elections as an…

Thailand: US-Backed Opposition’s Violence Intimidates Critics, Paves Way for Regime Change

The US-backed opposition in Thailand replicates in many ways the violence and intimidation the US sponsored in Ukraine from 2014 onward – just as Ukraine is meant as a proxy against Russia – a US client regime in Thailand would transform the country into a proxy against China. An alarming incident of violence where a…

China Defies US Sanctions with Computer Chip Breakthrough

Brian Berletic The Western media lamented China’s most recent breakthrough in computer chip manufacturing, achieving standards in production that were thought impossible because of sanctions imposed by the United States specifically designed to stifle Chinese advances. A report from early July by CNBC would discuss these sanctions. In their article, “US mulls fresh bid to restrict…

Washington’s Indo-Pacific “Allies” Refuse to Host US Missiles

Brian Berletic As part of Washington’s long-standing strategy of encircling and containing China, it seeks to add to its already immense military footprint along China’s periphery, missile installations and specifically, ground-based intermediate-range missiles (GBIRMs) across the Indo-Pacific Region. A research paper funded by the US government and published by the RAND Corporation titled, “Ground-Based Intermediate-Range Missiles in…