It was different because it remained independent during the colonial era when the rest of South East Asia was colonized. It modernized itself and worked with both British and French colonies but remained independent and chose who they wanted to work with. The territory of Siam is what is nowadays known as Thailand, so you can see that Thailand managed to develop itself and its culture independently of the colonizers who ran rampant among the South East Asian region and which caused many wars in recent times.
Less the political and opinionated rhetoric...
<span>A billion plus consumers that are hungry for imported Western products... plus Western consumers hungry for inexpensive exported products from China. </span>
<span>A larger market base simply equates to potentially more capital and larger profits. And the same can be said about importing products from China... a cheaper manufacturing base simply equates to potentially more capital and larger profits.</span>
Alexander Hamilton had an affair with Maria Reynolds!
Answer: fear, speeches, faulty promises.
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