News Forum - US Secretary of State Blinken cancels Thai visit, meeting with PM due to Covid concerns

[Thaiger]

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken cancelled the Thai leg of his Southeast Asia tour and his meeting with PM Prayut chan-o-cha after a journalist with the travelling press corps tested positive for Covid-19. Blinken had arrived at his second destination in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, on Tuesday for a two-day visit after he left Indonesia. The US embassy issued a statement saying that the Secretary would not be coming to Bangkok “out of an abundance of caution” and to protect the health and safety of the US travelling party and those who they would come into contact with. PM […]

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[Shade_Wilder]

Call me cynical, but...

Cancelling the visit to Bangkok also precludes a reporter asking the US Secretary of State, in front of Prayut, why Thailand wasn't invited to the Summit of Democracies.

What a happy outcome...

 

 

[Poolie]

Oh what a shame!! It could have been so entertaining too.

[HolyCowCm]

And in a Blinken of an eye there was no more pow wow.

[Cabra]

Lame excuse. Nearly every state in the US has more covid infection in a single day than does the entire country of THA over the say period. Thailand is probably the least dangerous covid risk of anyplace this guy will visit in the next 30 days.

Probably couldn't get a thailand pass

[Stardust]

12 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

And in a Blinken of an eye there was no more pow wow.

The pow wow will start because gangster China and gangster Myanmar is now on the radar worldwide. And who is dealing with this criminals will get hit badly.

[HolyCowCm]

27 minutes ago, Stardust said:

The pow wow will start because gangster China and gangster Myanmar is now on the radar worldwide. And who is dealing with this criminals will get hit badly.

And dictator Hun Sen is taking Myammar under his arm. Don't forget CCP is taking little Kim under theirs.

[PBS]

7 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

And dictator Hun Sen is taking Myammar under his arm. Don't forget CCP is taking little Kim under theirs.

No need to over analyse, As stated in the OP, Blinken will now meet with Thai Foreign Minister in Washington, plus further meeting to be scheduled. 

[HolyCowCm]

11 minutes ago, PBS said:

No need to over analyse, As stated in the OP, Blinken will now meet with Thai Foreign Minister in Washington, plus further meeting to be scheduled. 

Never was. I do know that there is a serious agenda on strentghening ties to the Thais and keeping the CCP playing field level here.

[Stardust]

2 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

And dictator Hun Sen is taking Myammar under his arm. Don't forget CCP is taking little Kim under theirs.

Hun Sen got already a warning and a world wide weapon trade ban on him. So if he try he will be hit by sanctions. So the same for North Korea and Myanmar on Sanctions and everybody who break it.

[HolyCowCm]

2 hours ago, Stardust said:

Hun Sen got already a warning and a world wide weapon trade ban on him. So if he try he will be hit by sanctions. So the same for North Korea and Myanmar on Sanctions and everybody who break it.

I seriously think they don't care as they still have support locally and besides they still have their lobster and steak and champagne as are filthy rich from plundering their country's coffers. Only real ones who suffer are the people.

[CamPat]

Wow, that was close Thailand !

Thank Covid 19 for this cancelled lecturing visit that avoided to see a US Blinkin' foreign officer life.

[Rain]

On 12/16/2021 at 2:11 AM, HolyCowCm said:

I seriously think they don't care as they still have support locally and besides they still have their lobster and steak and champagne as are filthy rich from plundering their country's coffers. Only real ones who suffer are the people.

Uh-huh.

Same as it ever was.