SIPRI noted that Thailand was China’s third-largest arms export market during that period at 4.6% of its total sales while China was Thailand’s largest arms supplier at 43% of imports, far ahead of the second-place US at 14% despite Thailand being one of the US” “Major Non-NATO Allies”. Russia is most known for practicing “military diplomacy” between Armenia and Azerbaijan, China and India, and China and Vietnam, with the first attempt having failed to result in a political resolution to their dispute while the last two have successfully maintained the balance of power between them. Thailand appears to be intimating that it’s displeased with China’s arms sales to Cambodia, with the innuendo that China should curtail them out of respect for Thailand, which is now much more important of a partner for China than Cambodia is.
Author: Andrew Korybko
Published at: 2025-12-21 20:06:05
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