How was Thailand able to achieve being one of the few countries

>>3110476
not being worth shit beyond prostitution

>>3110476
Appeased and tried to prove their worth to potential colonist and also acted as a buffer state between France and Britain. France attempted a few times to take over iirc but failed.

>>3110476
Playing the game really well. I don't remember the specifics of Siam that well but basically they westernised rapidly. As for the latter half of the 20th century they were basically America's bulwark in SE Asia but were shrewd enough to make sure that the traffic was one way.

>>3110476
Europeans feared the tranny warrior

>>3110495
Didn't other countries try and do this only to be backstabbed at a later date though? Were the Thai's just exceptionally cunning or something?

>>3110497
>As for the latter half of the 20th century they were basically America's bulwark in SE Asia
That was the Philippines.

>>3110992
We launched tons of covert missions from Thailand into cambodia and laos during vietnam

>>3110495
>>3110497
This.

>>3110502
lol