英文摘要 |
Located at the geographical center of the Indo-China, Thailand developed its regional/sub-regional strategy in a unique historical context, different from any other country in the peninsula. Inherited from its history of pursuing the central role in the Indo-China, Thailand has initiated or participated in economic integration projects or platforms after the end of the Cold War, in the purpose of establishing its regional/sub-regional centrality. Since the 2nd decade of the 21st Century, however, the competition between two economic integration modules generated by the US and China respectively has reshaped the political economic landscape in the Asia-Pacific Region. This also impacts ASEAN and the peninsula. The author argues that, responding to the changes, Thailand introduced the influence and offers of China and Japan for rebalancing its relationships with the US, which used to incline to the interests of the latter. |