News Forum - Academics in Thailand welcome President Xi’s third term

[Thaiger]

Academics in Thailand welcomed news yesterday that Chinese leader President Xi Jinping secured an historic third five-year term as general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. President Xi’s third term will be viewed as undemocratic and autocratic by the Western powers but Thailand’s top boffins believe continuation is the key which will benefit the kingdom and ASEAN countries. Thai academics reckon the nation needs to remain impartial to the West’s belligerent war-like attitude toward the mainland and grow its economy with China. Piti Srisangnam, director for academic affairs at Chulalongkorn University’s ASEAN Studies Centre, told Bangkok Post that he […]

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[Bangkok_Gary]

Xi Jinping smiles like a crocodile. Here's my advice to Thailand: Don't get too close or you may wind up as lunch. Pretty obvious unless you're brain dead.

[Betatip]

The comments of the so called academics show their hypocrisy when the call for democracy in Thailand then welcome a dictator.then  speak about America's aggression towards but forgetting about  China complete destruction of Hong Kong democratic values? A good reason why I take limited notice of any Thai academics. Robert Sisaket

[palooka]

I wouldn't give too much credence to Thai academics.

The wind will change direction next week and with it their learned opinions.

[Soidog]

I think the ramblings of a bunch of wannabe academics teaching in universities that barely make it to the top 1,000 best universities isn’t worth listening to. May as well listen to the opinions of Ralph down the local Deli. 

[HiuMak]

On 10/24/2022 at 12:39 PM, Thaiger said:

Academics in Thailand welcomed news yesterday that Chinese leader President Xi Jinping secured an historic third five-year term as general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. President Xi’s third term will be viewed as undemocratic and autocratic by the Western powers but Thailand’s top boffins believe continuation is the key which will benefit the kingdom and ASEAN countries. Thai academics reckon the nation needs to remain impartial to the West’s belligerent war-like attitude toward the mainland and grow its economy with China. Piti Srisangnam, director for academic affairs at Chulalongkorn University’s ASEAN Studies Centre, told Bangkok Post that he […]

Now you know where their grants are coming from.