Thailand weighs impact of upcoming US elections

Bangkok

THAILAND - in the grip of another round of street protests that could end in violence and enhanced military rule - could draw the ire of a new US administration should Joe Biden become the next president on Nov 3.

Thailand, historically one of the US' staunchest allies in Southeast Asia, has posed a testy challenge to US presidents over the past 14 years of rising political upheavals, resulting in two coups (2006 and 2014) and numerous bloody confrontations on the streets of Bangkok.

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