Generational Dynamics World View

[John J. Xenakis]

** 20-Oct-2020 World View: Milk Tea Alliance

DaKardii Wrote:> Thank you for this insightful article. I knew the Thai military
> had a pro-China bias, but I didn't know the reason why.

> That being said, Thailand has very close ties with the US and is
> even considered to be a "major non-NATO ally." Do you believe the
> current ethnic tensions are strong enough for the Thai monarchy,
> military, and upper class to side with the CCP against the US in
> the event of war between the two superpowers?

Thank you very much for your contribution and for your support in the
past. It is greatly appreciated.

A few months ago, I wrote an article about the "Milk-Tea alliance"
involving mostly young people in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, who
are strongly anti-CCP.

** 8-May-20 World View -- Milk-Tea twitter war links Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines against China
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e200508


The anti-government, anti-CCP protesters in Thailand are young people
in the Thai-Thai red shirt ethnic group from northern Thailand, which
has fought numerous wars with Bangkok.

The anti-government, anti-CCP protesters in Hong Kong are young people
who speak Cantonese (as opposed to Mandarin), descended from southern
China, where there have been historic massive anti-Beijing rebellions.

** 22-Jun-19 World View -- Hong Kong protests show historic split between northern and southern China
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e190622


These groups in Thailand and Hong Kong are supporting each other in
anti-government protests, and are sharing techniques.

The protests in Taiwan are different in that they're pro-government
(since the government is anti-CCP) and they're not restricted to young
people.

The "Milk Tea Alliance" and the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance are becoming
symbols in a growing pan-Asia anti-CCP youth movement that has the
potential to become divisive political issues in several countries.

And now a new development is that India's government is apparently
joining the alliance.

• A poster of the Taiwan-India Milk Tea Alliance that was put
  up by the governing BJP party near China's embassy in New Delhi on Oct
  10, resulting in the typically hysterical screams of Chinese fury
  (Diplomat)

Anger over China's invasion of India's Galwan Valley in Ladakh several
months ago, and anger at China over inflicting the Wuhan Coronavirus,
apparently intentionally, on over 180 countries around the world, have
caused India's prime minister Narendra Modi to play the "Taiwan card"
by providing support to the anti-CCP Milk Tea alliance.

---- Sources:

-- Thailand and Hong Kong are brewing an anti-authoritarian
#MilkTeaAlliance
https://qz.com/1919253/what-is-the-milk-tea-alliance/
(Quartz, 19-Oct-2020)

-- The Taiwan–India ‘Milk Tea Alliance’
https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/the-taiw...-alliance/
(Diplomat, 20-Oct-2020)

-- International ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ Faces Down Authoritarian Govts
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/t...52640.html
(Benar News, 14-Oct-2020)

---- Related article:

** 19-Oct-20 World View -- Thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok demand reform of Thailand's monarchy
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e201019