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It recently came to this blogger’s attention that media outlets around the globe are discussing the pending elections in the Kingdom of Thailand. In order to provide more insight into these developments it may be best to quote directly from the official website of Channel News Asia, ChannelNewsAsia.com

BANGKOK – Thailand votes on Sunday in a closely fought election seen as pivotal to the future of the deeply divided kingdom, after years of political deadlock and often bloody street protests. The poll is the first major electoral test for the government since mass opposition rallies paralysed Bangkok last year, scaring away foreign tourists and sparking a military crackdown that left about 90 people dead. Now the tense vote could herald a comeback for fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his political allies…

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Politics in Thailand can have ramifications for the economy and the business community. Meanwhile, developments in Thailand can have reverberations throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This regional grouping is currently having a substantial regional and global impact upon geopolitics. Also, this organization’s ascendancy comes at the same time as international commentators discuss the increasing significance of the so-called BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). China has also received a great deal of international coverage recently as that nation’s Communist Party celebrated the 90 year anniversary of the Party’s founding. To quote directly from the official website of the Hindustan Times, HindustanTimes.com:

The world’s largest political party, in charge of the world’s fastest-growing economy, marked its 90th anniversary with a prolonged campaign of revolutionary Mao-era lyrics sung in schools, universities and parks. Television stations pulled out soaps and crime shows to air red propaganda. Employees of state-owned companies were told to troop into cinema halls to ensure that the film Founding of the Party, made with 108 actors, could claim blockbuster status…

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As noted previously on this web log, China is becoming an ever more important player in the international economic arena as that nation’s Premier was recently noted for making a trip to Europe and the United Kingdom. In related news it was noted that China has previously announced plans to construct a high speed rail system to connect Southern China with the Thai city of Bangkok. It would appear that a plan is also in place to construct a large Chinese Trading Complex in the Bangkok metropolitan area. How such developments will play out in the future remains to be seen.

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It recently came to this blogger’s attention that the Chinese President has traveled to the nation of Russia for a State visit. It would appear as though this meeting is intended to facilitate greater cooperation between these two important countries. In order to provide further insight it may be best to quote directly from the People’s Daily Online, PeopleDaily.com.cn:

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a state visit aimed at deepening pragmatic cooperation between China and Russia. Hu said in a statement released upon his arrival at the airport that his visit intends to inject fresh impetus into the sustained, healthy and stable growth of the China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation…

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It is clear that China is becoming an increasingly significant player in the realm of geopolitics, international economics, and finance. Meanwhile, Russia remains a key player in both the European region and also in Northern Asia. Both of these countries have substantial economies. Therefore, the ramifications of Sino-Russian policies could impact the United States of America, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the broader Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the time of this writing it remains to be seen whether this meeting will culminate in tangible results, but certainly it is important for those interested in Russo-Chinese relations. The reader may be interested to note that there have been recent announcements that a large Chinese Trading Complex is to be erected in Bangkok, Thailand.

The news about the Chinese President’s trip comes at the same time as an announcement in Britain regarding a new financial policy  that some are referring to as a “British Glass-Steagall” (an allusion to an American piece of legislation of the same name).  To shed further light upon this issue it may be best to quote directly from Yahoo Finance at Yahoo.com:

Finance minister George Osborne announced a major overhaul of Britain’s banks, approving a separation of their retail and investment businesses to help avoid another global financial crisis. In a high-profile address to finance leaders in central London, Osborne also announced that Northern Rock would be privatised three years after it was nationalised to save it from collapse as the global financial crisis hit. Osborne backed the findings of the government-appointed Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) which earlier this year called for a “ring-fencing” of retail businesses. “Today I have told the Commission that the government endorses both these proposals in principle… We will make these changes to banking to protect taxpayers in the future,” he said.

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Although geographically small, financial events that transpire in the United Kingdom can have a substantial effect upon the global economy as a whole. This statement is also true in the context of Asia as events (particularly in the financial realm) transpiring in the UK have implications for Asian jurisdictions. Hopefully the newly proposed measures will have a beneficial impact upon the British economy as well as the other economies around the world.

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