Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi)
"Siamese Relations with China before the Second World War"
Project Leader: KOIZUMI, Junko
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Given the long and close historical relations between Thailand (Siam) and
China, the fact that the two countries had no formal diplomatic relations
for almost a century between 1854 and 1946 is seemingly a paradox. Relations
between the two countries during this crucial period of time have been
neglected by historians. This neglect leaves many important questions unexplored,
such as how Siam and China, two of the few countries in Asia that remained
independent in the period of high colonialism, related to each other without
any formal channel for negotiation during the many turbulent and crucial
events that affected the region. Based on archival documents written in
Thai, Chinese, and European languages, this research aims to reexamine
Siamese relations with China during this period to raise questions about
the existing nationstate- based framework for modern diplomacy.
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