Dr. Pongphisoot Busbarat on Sino-Thai Relations

Dr. Paul Busbarat discussed how far ideational approaches—such as self-images and self-perceptions of countries—actually factor in state relations between Thailand in China, which is normally overlooked in conventional approaches, and explores the popular metaphor between Thailand and China as being in “the same family,” a notion not only been popularized among the public but also introduced into high-level diplomatic interactions.