Il putsch thailandese e la competizione sino-americana
8/2/2007Shawn W Crispin, editorialista di Asia Times Online, scrive oggi:
Despite official disapproval from Washington, Thailand’s coup has served US regional interests well and US officials are leveraging their military contacts now in government in a bid to counterbalance China’s regional influence. As for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, sniping at the Bangkok junta from abroad, in US eyes he’s no longer a “political factor”.
[…]Noted one longtime Thai observer: “The US is saying to itself: they may be generals, but they’re our generals.”
Il conflitto per l’influenza nel sud-est asiatico tra Washington e Pechino appare in pieno svolgimento.
