Thai water project gives Beijing a new Belt and Road foothold

Ruling party veteran says Chinese money means Bangkok does not 'have to spend'

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

BANGKOK -- Thailand's military-dominated government is paving the way for a Chinese state-owned enterprise to land a water diversion project, the first of its kind in the country and a likely steppingstone for China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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