Army chief: No talks with China on U-tapao

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Army chief: No talks with China on U-tapao

Published: 22 Jun 2012 at 17.02
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The US National Aeronautical and Space Agency's possible use of U-tapao airport for a climate study was not on the agenda for talks with visiting senior Chinese military officials in Bangkok this afternoon, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday.

Visiting senior Chinese military officials (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)

Gen Prayuth made his remarks before meeting with Gen Jing Zhiyuan, the commander of the Second Artillery Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, at the Royal Thai Army Headquarters this afternoon.

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ykcir9
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Discussion 8 : 23 Jun 2012 at 02.248
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i hate to say that this is not like in the movies.nasa is an indendent agency not regulated by the services, sometimes they are contracted to launch military satelites but three planes.fitted out soley for weather observation.all transparent from the nasa side.

bruse willis will not be a pilot in this mision/

.no conspirency no mr.ts involvement . not thai tv.sorry but no dramma. just a scientific mission to study weather. but with democracy every is allowed their own opinion.its interesting to read
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Discussion 7 : 23 Jun 2012 at 02.217
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Go ahead and let it lapse. If there is this much distrust in America then go trust the Chinese. Burma is opening up and will alter the whole area sooner than later. There will be another game in town besides Thailand. A deadline has been set and Thailand will make a miss.
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Discussion 6 : 22 Jun 2012 at 22.596
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This Agreement Needs To be Approved Now. Leave the politics out of this!
The Thai People Need this Scientific collabration with the U.S. NOW!
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Discussion 5 : 22 Jun 2012 at 22.165
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The controversy, as I understand it is that the Pentagon is supsected of secretly being behind the NASA request, obviously the US denies secret plans for U-Tapao.

It's no secret that the US wants to use the Asia-Pacific region to sustain their leadership, secure their own interests, and advance their own values.

Key to all this is that, weather matters and satellite observability is connected to a perceived weakness of US Missile Defense systems AKA Star Wars. NASA has a very close working relationship with the Pentagon, for a civilian organization!
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Discussion 4 : 22 Jun 2012 at 22.124
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Please let us know what benefit does this project have for all the Thais. Mr. Prompong please don't talk for the sake of talking.
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Discussion 3 : 22 Jun 2012 at 22.033
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Thai government has to maintain a good relationship with China for the economical betterment of the country. The NASA scheme will certainly be dropped irrespective of the DEM opposing voices.
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Discussion 2 : 22 Jun 2012 at 21.542
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The USA has given Thailand a deadline to make a decision, and if the Thai Government can't make the decision on time, then may ben lai (nevermind), the USA should stick by its commitment and find another location. USA shouldn't waste tax payers money waiting around for Thailand to dispute their political problems. I'm sure there are other suitable locations in the area.
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Discussion 1 : 22 Jun 2012 at 18.111
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The government's challenges to the constitution by bypassing parliamentary procedure are now so frequent they're practically a weekly occurrence. This issue has been on the books for many months, and yet Pheu Thai has stalled on it until now, just days after the recent parliamentary session closed. Why ? Not only do they not want a parliamentary debate, they are actually outraged with the questions that are arising with this issue and any issues that might be tied to it. There's now a perception of secrecy about it, a factor that only they themselves can blame.
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