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Thailand's Kra Canal: China's Way Around the Malacca Strait

A 200-year-old dream might finally become a reality under China's Belt and Road.

No, China Isn't Building a Game-Changing Canal in Thailand (Yet)

May 21, 2015

No, China Isn't Building a Game-Changing Canal in Thailand (Yet)

Both Beijing and Bangkok have denied any government agreement on the Kra Canal.

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No, China Isn't Building a Game-Changing Canal in Thailand (Yet)

How a Thai Canal Could Transform Southeast Asia

December 01, 2013

How a Thai Canal Could Transform Southeast Asia

An idea to build a canal through southern Thailand could have broad geopolitical ramifications.

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How a Thai Canal Could Transform Southeast Asia

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