Negotiating the Thailand-US Free Trade Agreement
Pupphavesa, Wisarn, Cuyvers, Ludo, Chaisrisawatsuk, Santi and De Lombaerde, Philippe, "Negotiating the Thailand-US Free Trade Agreement" in Asymmetric Trade Negotiations ed. Sanoussi, Bilal and De Lombaerde, Philippe (Farnham: Ashgate, 2011), n/a-n/a.
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Author Pupphavesa, Wisarn
Cuyvers, Ludo
Chaisrisawatsuk, Santi
De Lombaerde, PhilippeBook Editor Sanoussi, Bilal
De Lombaerde, PhilippeChapter Title Negotiating the Thailand-US Free Trade Agreement Book Title Asymmetric Trade Negotiations Publication Date 2011 Place of Publication Farnham Publisher Ashgate Start page n/a End page n/a Language eng Abstract Thailand and the United States (US) have had strong political and economic relations for over 175 years. Official Thai-US relationships began with the Treaty of Amity during the reign of King Rama III (1824-1851). The Thai-US relations have grown deeper and more comprehensive over the years and could be characterised as being relations of ‘shared interest and friendship’ (Thiparat and Phetcharatana 2005: 10). In the early years of these relations, Thais generally placed a high value on American friendship. During the period of colonialism, Thais did not perceive Americans as a threat. On the contrary, Americans were regarded as modernisers and even entrusted to be official negotiators and advisors for the Siamese Government. Both countries had shown willingness to support each other on several occasions. For example, King Rama IV offered assistance to President Lincoln during the Civil War; Thai and American soldiers fought side-by-side each other in both World Wars and the Korean War; the US safeguarded Thailand’s sovereignty after World War II thus allowing Thailand to proceed with its socio-economic and political development ever since. UNBIS Thesaurus FOREIGN POLICY
UNITED STATES
THAILAND
FOREIGN RELATIONS
BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
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