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China Uses Thai King’s Visit to Deepen Repression, Export Digital Colonialism: Analysts

Beijing is using a railway to create ‘a gravitational pull of dependency,’ making it impossible for Bangkok to refuse extradition requests.
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China Uses Thai King’s Visit to Deepen Repression, Export Digital Colonialism: Analysts
An honor guard lines Tiananmen Square ahead of a welcome ceremony for Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida in Beijing on Nov.14, 2025. Tingshu Wang/Getty Images
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China’s push to strengthen strategic ties with Thailand aims to ensure Bangkok complies with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) security operations, while also exporting a model of “colonialism with source code” to the kingdom, experts have told The Epoch Times.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping described China and Thailand as being as close as one family during his meeting with visiting Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Nov. 14, and urged joint efforts to advance a China-Thailand community with a shared future, according to a Nov. 14 report by China Daily.
Jarvis Lim
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Jarvis Lim is a Taiwan-based writer focusing on human rights, U.S.–China relations, China's economic and political influence in Southeast Asia, and cross-strait relations.