By standing aside as Thailand’s opposition and traditional elite seek to undermine the country’s democracy in the name of a permanent right to rule, Asia’s democracies risk driving some elements of the Thaksin camp into the arms of China, which would happily accept the role of patron to so potent a political force.
泰国反对派和传统精英正在打着永久执政权利的名号破坏泰国的民主，如果亚洲民主国家袖手旁观，将有可能让他信阵营中的一些部分倒向中国的怀抱，而中国也将乐于接受为强如他信阵营的政治势力提供保护。