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2010-03-21 10:00
Exhibition: ‘Colorful Melody of Nature', Chiang Mai
2010-03-12 09:30
“Art Exhibition on the Disappeared and Their Families” to mark the 6th anniversary disappearance of Somchai Neelapaijit
2010-03-11 09:30
"The Art of Not Being Governed" by Professor James C. Scott
2010-03-10 (All day)
EarthRights International invites local activists to join training in its Mekong School
2010-03-05 09:15
A Buddhist Memorial Service for Professor Ishii Yoneo in Bangkok
2010-02-15 (All day)
“ILLEGAL, TEMPORARY AND PRECARIOUS STATES OF BEING – MIGRATION”
2010-02-15 (All day)
ART EXHIBTION: “ILLEGAL, TEMPORARY AND PRECARIOUS STATES OF BEING – MIGRATION”
2010-02-10 09:00
ISIS seminar on "The Directions and Dynamics of Thai Foreign Policy"
2010-02-10 09:00
“Directions and Dynamics of Thai Foreign Policy”
2010-02-03 17:00
Malaysian Film: Sepet
Beijing cautions US over
Beijing cautions US over Iran
China anticipated the backlash against Ahmadinejad's victory. On Monday, The Global Times newspaper quoted the former Chinese ambassador to Iran, Hua Liming, that the Iranian situation would get back to normalcy only if a negotiated agreement was reached among the "major centers of political power ... But, if not, the recent turmoil in Thailand will possibly be repeated". It is quite revealing that the veteran Chinese diplomat drew a parallel with Thailand...
Thursday's China Daily editorial is broadly in the nature of an appeal to the Obama administration not to spoil its new Middle East policy, which is shaping well, through impetuous actions. Significantly, the editorial upheld the authenticity of Ahmadinejad's election victory: "Win and loss are two sides of an election coin. Some candidates are less inclined to accept defeat..."
The editorial warns: "Attempts to push the so-called color revolution toward chaos will prove very dangerous. A destabilized Iran is in nobody's interest if we want to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, and the world beyond."
If Rafsanjani's putsch succeeds, Iran would at best bear resemblance to a decadent outpost of the "pro-West" Persian Gulf. Would a dubious regime be durable?
So, M K Bhadrakumar in Sonthi's rag, Asia Times Online has the Chinese drawing a parallel between Iran and Thailand... then turning it upside down!
In Iran a putsch was thrown to steal an election from the popularly elected leader. In Thailand a popularly elected leader was overthrown by a putsch.
Internationally the two would-be global hegemons are both backing the regimes in power in both Iran and in Thailand, in the interest of "stability". Stability always suits the interests of the global hegemon which wants a steady flow of raw materials and markets for its goods, and the populace be damned.
I hope that both the Iranian and Thai peoples successfully wrest control of their futures from the un-elected regimes in each country, and the hegemons be damned.