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Mixed messages from Thai government on a US Thai trade deal despite Commerce Minister’s optimism
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Thailand’s US trade deal hits a hiatus as Suphajee says an agreement is close at hand but Sihasak flags market access. AI rules, US investment and China-linked supply chains add pressure as the Anutin-Trump call vanishes and Section 301 remains in pl
Key facts
- With a separate Section 301 investigation looming, September ends without the deal Bangkok repeatedly suggested was almost done.
- Thailand’s US trade deal hits a hiatus as Suphajee says an agreement is close at hand but Sihasak flags market access
- US-Thai trade deal remains unsigned as Washington seeks wider market access and security commitments
- Transshipment exposure puts Thailand’s Chinese supply chains under closer American trade scrutiny
- Those exporters represented at least 26.7% of Thai exports to America under its methodology
- Sihasak says market access remains the key issue after warning Thailand is not a global superpower
Summary
Thailand’s long-awaited US trade deal has hit a serious hiatus as conflicting accounts emerge from Bangkok’s top negotiators. Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun says an agreement has been reached in principle. Yet Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow says market access remains the key issue. Meanwhile, a planned Anutin-Trump call has vanished and no signing date exists.
A widening hiatus has developed in Thailand’s crucial trade negotiations with the United States. Conflicting accounts from two senior ministers have also clouded the timetable. Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun says an agreement has now been reached in principle. Yet Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow described substantive differences only four days earlier.