STATUS REPORT ON SINO-THAI RELATIONSHIPS IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS TODAY

Authors

  • Suraporn Onputtha Faculty of Business Administration, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
  • Sebastian Huber University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Nalin Simasathiansophon International College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
  • Phairat Boonsuwan Graduate School of Business, Siam University

Keywords:

Foreign Direct Investment, Sino-Thai Relationship, Business and Economics Matter

Abstract

Sino-Thai relationships emerge from a century-long joint history with waves of Chinese immigrations into Thailand. Today, China constitutes Thailand’s most important trading partner in both import and export while also dominating Thailand’s incoming tourism. Through literature research, expert interviews and insights provided a brief snapshot on several layers of today’s Sino-Thai relationships was complied with an outlook on the need and specific aspects for future research on this topic. After reading, the readers will obtain the overall picture of Sino-Thai relationships as well as analyse and compare strength and weakness in order to consider each countries’ competitive advantages and viewing the guidelines for each countries’ further economic development.  

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Published

31.12.2020

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ONPUTTHA, S.; HUBER, S. .; SIMASATHIANSOPHON, N. .; BOONSUWAN, P. . STATUS REPORT ON SINO-THAI RELATIONSHIPS IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS TODAY. RMUTT Global Business and Economics Review, Pathum Thani, Thailand, v. 15, n. 2, p. 73–84, 2020. Disponível em: https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RMUTT-Gber/article/view/244239. Acesso em: 6 nov. 2024.

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