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Thailand, Uyghurs, and a Shifting Foreign Policy Toward China

Woman wearing hijab and holding family photo, Uyghur protest, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, Oct. 2021
April 22, 2025

Magnus Fiskesjö interviewed by The Diplomat

Magnus Fiskesjö (SEAP/EAP) spoke with The Diplomat after Thailand secretly deported at least 40 Uyghurs to China.

In late February, Thailand ignored international pleas for mercy and secretly deported(link is external) at least 40 Uyghurs to China, prompting accusations that Bangkok had bowed to pressure from Beijing and eliciting an angry response from Washington.

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  • World in Focus

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  • Human Security

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