As China circles, US-Thai military friendship stumbles
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Perturbed by Thailand’s coup, the United States has scaled back a showpiece joint military exercise with its Southeast Asian ally, but analysts say that with China circling for influence, Washington will not push the kingdom’s generals too far. Famed for its jungle bonding sessions where US and Thai soldiers down snake blood, the annual “Cobra […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-china-circles-us-thai-military-friendship-stumbles-62876/
Perturbed by Thailand’s coup, the United States has scaled back a showpiece joint military exercise with its Southeast Asian ally, but analysts say that with China circling for influence, Washington will not push the kingdom’s generals too far. Famed for its jungle bonding sessions where US and Thai soldiers down snake blood, the annual “Cobra […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-china-circles-us-thai-military-friendship-stumbles-62876/