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Thailand: An economy on hold?

2025/6/15
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Christine Pecheralamp: 泰国农业出口形势良好,多种农产品出口量居世界前列,这为泰国经济带来了一定的支撑。 Ball: 我目前没有工作,希望能找到一份稳定的工作。我身边的朋友们大多负债累累,经济状况不佳。我们难以获得正规贷款,只能求助于高利贷。 Danakorn Kasetsuan: 泰国经济受到新冠疫情和全球贸易紧张局势的双重打击。出口下降,不确定性增加,导致消费减少。中国公司利用泰国的自由贸易政策,将产品转运到美国,这对泰国经济造成了不利影响。泰国对中国的贸易逆差正在扩大,我们需要寻找新的市场。我呼吁特朗普总统帮助解决贸易争端,以促进全球经济增长。 Rayong Kitapol: 许多在中国投资的公司主要出口到美国。我希望关税能够降低,从而不会对泰国和许多依赖出口的国家产生影响。一家中国太阳能板制造商已经停止了在泰国的运营,等待泰国政府与美国达成协议。如果泰国政府不能与美国达成协议,他们可能会完全离开泰国。我相信泰国和美国之间肯定有贸易空间。 Menishi Ray Chowdhury: 中国对外直接投资的很大一部分投资于东盟地区,中国对东盟的出口额甚至高于对美国或欧洲的出口额。美国对东南亚国家征收高关税,是因为他们被告知如果不停止转运,他们自己的出口也将面临压力。中国商品正以更大的数量涌入当地市场,这对整个地区的经济增长构成了最重要的障碍。泰国和中国都面临通货紧缩的问题,东南亚各经济体处境艰难,国内消费不足以吸收大量中国商品,同时又需要与中国保持良好的地缘政治关系。 Ed Butler: 作为主持人,我亲身观察到泰国在全球贸易中面临的挑战,从繁荣的农产品市场到萧条的工业区,都反映了当前经济形势的复杂性。

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Thailand's economy is facing challenges due to its dependence on exports and the trade war between the US and China. Despite booming agricultural exports like rubber and rice, many ordinary Thais are feeling the uncertainty and economic hardship.
  • Thailand is a major exporter of agricultural products, including rubber and rice.
  • Many ordinary Thais are struggling with economic hardship due to lack of work and rising costs.
  • Agricultural exports are booming, but this growth is not felt by all segments of the population.

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From rice to rubber, manufacturing to tourism, Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s most important export-driven economies. And its trading partners include China and the US. But the country's been struggling to bounce back from the effects of the Covid pandemic.

Ever since US President Donald Trump first introduced tariffs against China in 2018, Thailand's also found itself having to tread carefully between the demands of the two economic superpowers.

We hear from food producers, exporters and ordinary working people, about the choices ahead. Will Thailand now have to decide between Washington and Beijing if it is to survive a global trade war?

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Presented and produced by Ed Butler

(Image: Bangkok's Chinatown. A neighbourhood packed with market stalls, gold shops, and restaurants. Credit: Getty Images)