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Thailand's Queen Suthida recently had a new diplomatic event, that is, to receive the German president and his wife visiting Thailand at the end of January, which should also be the first major event of the year.
It should be said that now her status in the royal family is becoming more and more stable, and she accompanied the King of Thailand to attend a series of activities.
At first, I felt that the King of Thailand had never liked to go out for state visits, and he was very similar to the Japanese emperor.
The Thai royal family usually comes to China for state visits, and they almost think that the status of the aunt is even higher than that of the king.
Maha is even more famous, but fortunately the attendance of the event has increased since last year. I went to attend Charles's coronation and "hooked up" with the West.
I've always wanted to ask the King of Thailand, is it true that he won't go out for a state visit?
Look at the activities of Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, not as good as Bhutan. You should be more active, which will be more conducive to the long-term peace and stability of Thailand!
The German president visited Thailand after 10 years, and Suthida took on the responsibility
According to Thai media news, on January 6, Cha Vacharon, spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand, revealed that Thai Prime Minister and Finance Minister Saita said that German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be invited to pay an official visit to Thailand from January 24 to 26, 2024.
At that time, King Maha and Suthida of Thailand will be personally received at the Amphorn Sathan residence in the Palace of Lysit.
To say that this is the second visit to Thailand by a German president after ten years is far enough!
The leaders of the two countries will hold bilateral talks to witness the signing of two cooperation agreements between Thailand and Germany in the field of railways and science, and a joint press conference will be held.
Frankly, Saita has been actively working to strengthen ties with countries around the world since he became Prime Minister of Thailand. It is to make Thailand's economy highly developed and its people to live a prosperous life.
As an important European power, Germany itself is very developed in science and technology and industrialization, which makes Thailand very envious.
Thailand's purpose in inviting the President of Germany to visit Thailand is to promote mutual benefit and win-win results in the fields of trade, investment, energy, climate change and security.
However, there is another point that must be paid attention to, and it may be that the issue of ship engines should be discussed. Even if the German president is not in charge, he is a German politician and still needs to communicate.
The issue of ships has attracted considerable attention, and a "rotten job" has been picked up
I don't know if it's a coincidence, just the day before the German president announced his visit to Thailand, a big event happened in Thailand!
On January 5, the House of Representatives approved the 3.48 trillion baht annual budget plan proposed by the Saita government with 311 votes in favor, 177 votes against and 4 abstentions.
Naturally, the Move Forward Party is very dissatisfied with this result, and its biggest problem is to focus on the budgeting of the security agencies, with special attention to the Ministry of Defence and the Thai National Police.
These two are controlled by the military and the royal family, but the Minister of Defense is a member of the Pheu Thai Party, so he is naturally full of firepower!
The Ministry of National Defense's budget expenditure for this year exceeded 198.3 billion baht, which made the Move Forward Party very dissatisfied, believing that the talk of cutting the army was contrary to the facts.
Frankly speaking, this account is a confused account, how can it be said clearly. You are still Ding is Ding, Mao is Mao, you have to count it to 2025!
However, when the Advance Party says this, it also has its own ideas, that is, to talk about the purchase of Chinese ships!
At present, because of the engine, the two sides are in a stalemate, and the Ministry of Defense has the intention of breaking the contract. Several times the replacement plan has been proposed, and China is really overwhelmed.
If you don't do it at the beginning, you replace it, and there are no comments yet. They have been making preparations for several years, and they propose to replace the "ship", is it too unserious to take people seriously!
The Move Forward Party said the Ministry of Defense procured submarines with a lower down payment ratio, which was 19.1 percent in 2022 and fell to 13.1 percent in 2023, compared to the latest down payment of 8.8 percent in 2024.
Despite the reduction in the down payment, the total amount of debt that must be taken on in the long term has reached 57.816 billion baht, which is 2.3 times that of 2023, and this long-term debt will be a disaster for the country.
This is a reprehensible statement, that is, it does not mention China. Your domestic affairs have much to do with China, and you have to say yes with ships.
Defense Minister Su Ting immediately refuted their claims and denied them. The data is not right, and it is really not appreciated to make irresponsible remarks about it.
But the issue of ships must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise there will really be problems. However, Thailand obviously has its own ideas, and if it wants to eat both ends and take the opportunity to reduce prices, it must be vigilant.
The future of Sino-Thai relations is worth paying attention to, and who will succeed after Sirindhorn
For a long time, in the Thai royal family, Princess Sirindhorn is responsible for relations with China, and Chinese netizens Xi habitually call her aunt. I have been to China 50 times in the past, and I am a "China expert".
Today, Thailand is governed by the Pheu Thai Party, whether it is Thaksin, Yingluck Shinawatra, or the current Prime Minister Saitha, all of them are pursuing a friendly strategy with China.
In the past, no matter who was in charge of Thailand, Thailand's friendly strategy towards China has been set for decades. But in May of last year, an outlier emerged: the pro-Western party Move Forward Party.
This point should cause everyone to reflect, someone wants to carry out a "color revolution" in Thailand, and it almost succeeded!
Another point is that the aunt is old, and she used to be the Poseidon Needle, but as she gets older, it can't be like in the past!
The outside world is curious, that is, who can be her "successor", at least there is no one in the royal family who has such a high prestige as her, and it is really not easy to succeed!
In the past, she mediated in the middle, and the relationship between the two parties was able to handle it very well, like a "bond". Both of them have adapted to this mode of getting along, and naturally they need a new "messenger" even more.
brief summary
In addition to promoting the economic development of both sides, the German president's visit to Thailand is also aimed at arousing great concern about the issue of ship engines.
In addition to the efforts between the two sides, the changes in Sino-Thai relations are also related to changes in the external environment.
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