Abstract
This article traces the development of Sino-Thai relations since the early 1980s, especially within the framework of burgeoning military cooperation between the two countries and particularly Chinese weapons transfers to Thailand. With an understanding of this crucial aspect of PRC-Thailand ties, we can proceed to analyze more closely the practice, patterns, and prospects of Chinese arms exports and Beijing’s intentions and influence in Thailand, in Southeast Asia, and along China’s strategic periphery. In the process, we can gain greater insight into the important PRC foreign policy tool of arms transfers and into the broader picture of PRC security policy.
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