Journal of East Asian and ASEAN Studies

Chinese Nationalism and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute in the Xi Jinping Er

2025-04-17T08:48:25+07:00

Currently, China has adopted a more assertive and confident foreign policy regarding territorial issues, which many scholars interpret as a response to the intensifying nationalism. This article seeks to examine the role of Chinese nationalism and its impact on the policymaking and behavior of the government under Xi Jinping’s leadership, specifically in the case of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute. The author applies a neoclassical realist framework that conceptualizes nationalism as a domestic-level variable to analyze China’s foreign policy choices across different contexts. The findings reveal that nationalist pressures have played a significant role in pushing China toward a more assertive stance on the Diaoyu Islands dispute. However, the influence of nationalism remains constrained by structural factors and domestic contexts. As a result, the Xi administration has not pursued an unrestrained nationalist policy, but rather has sought to strike a balance between responding to domestic nationalist sentiments and managing external relations. This article thus provides an analytical framework for systematically understanding the dynamics of interaction between nationalism and international relations.

The current situation of social inequality in China

2024-10-07T12:40:37+07:00

This article focuses on studying and analyzing the issue of inequality in China across various dimensions, including society, education, income, employment, access to public health services, technology, economy, and politics. It highlights the causes of inequality, such as the unbalanced economic development between urban and rural areas, disparities in education and income, and challenges arising from policies like the One-Child Policy and the household registration system (Hukou). The article also discusses the Chinese government's efforts to reduce inequality through economic and social policy reforms, particularly the 14th Five-Year Plan and the "Common Prosperity" policy, which emphasize income redistribution, infrastructure development, and improving the quality of life for rural populations.
The analysis reveals that despite China's tremendous economic success over the past decades, inequality remains a significant issue that impacts the stability and sustainability of Chinese society in the long term. The author suggests that a development approach focusing
on quality over quantity, along with establishing balanced support systems between urban and rural areas, could help reduce inequality and foster social stability in the future.

China media policy in Thailand: A case study of the Matichon-Khaosod Group and Xinhua News Agency

2024-10-16T15:03:14+07:00

This article aims to study the media policy of the Chinese government in Thailand and study the media cooperation between the Matichon-Khaosod Group and Xinhua News Agency. The study employs document analysis and interviews with media officials from the Matichon-Khaosod Group. The findings reveal that the Chinese government supports media policies abroad to promote a positive national image, which has led China media to play a significant role in public diplomacy in implementing these policies. The Chinese government has also encouraged China media to engage with the Thai media landscape through various forms of cooperation.

An interesting case study is the long-standing media cooperation between the Matichon-Khaosod Group and Xinhua News Agency, which can be explained through the concept of media and foreign policy. This cooperation illustrates the joint effort between Thai media and the Chinese government to set the news agenda about China. In particular, presenting content related to Chinese society and culture, which the Chinese government actively promotes and which the Matichon-Khaosod Group widely used to disseminate knowledge and information about China and to bridge the Thai-Chinese relations.

A Study of Trang City Municipality's Readiness Towards Becoming a Smart City

2025-02-24T08:01:43+07:00

This study aims to assess Trang Municipality’s readiness for smart city development and to propose policy recommendations. A qualitative research approach was employed, utilizing document analysis, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions with stakeholders and experts. The findings reveal that Trang Municipality exhibits a lack of readiness, particularly in infrastructure—affected by delayed or stalled development projects—as well as in data management, attitudes toward technology adoption among administrators, personnel, and citizens, and limited multi-sectoral participation. The study proposes a three-phase development plan: (1) short-term—developing staff competencies and data systems, (2) medium-term—upgrading smart infrastructure, and (3) long-term—promoting innovation and the digital economy to drive Trang toward sustainable smart city development.

THE POLICY ON LAND AND BUILDING TAXATION WITHIN BANGKOK METROPOLITAN AREAS FROM 2019 TO 2024

2025-03-03T16:23:28+07:00

In this dissertation, the researcher examines (1) the policy on the land and building taxation within Bangkok Metropolis from 2019 to 2024; investigates (2) the problems and obstacles of the policy implementation; and studies (3) the guidelines for improving and solving the problems of the policy using the conceptual frameworks of the public policy implementation, public finance, and fiscal decentralization as well as property taxation. The technique of qualitative research was employed.
Findings are as follows. (1) This progressive tax rate policy is the transition from the house and land tax policy to the land and building tax under the Land and Building Tax Act B.E. 2562 (2019), adopting a value-based taxation approach and differentiating tax rates based on property usage. The purposes of the policy are to increase local revenue, enhance transparency and fairness, promote fiscal decentralization, increase efficiency in land utilization, and discourage unnecessary property holdings. This policy is a measure to stimulate land utilization. Waste land taxation at a high rate also encourages land utilization. (2) The initial phase of the policy implementation faced major problems and obstacles consisting of delays in the law enforcement, inadequate personnel preparedness and incomplete property data, tax avoidance exploiting legal loopholes, and the determination of tax rates not in consonance with the area’s potential. Loopholes in taxation remain in the aspect of excluding the cumulative value of all properties in stepwise tax calculations. The policy enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic further reduced tax revenue. The government solved the problems by using the tax reduction measures to alleviate the public burden. (3) The guidelines to solve the problems are that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) can increase tax collection efficiency as aimed through an improvement of
the database systems and internal management i.e. using information technology to support tax collection; offering awards to foster motivation; and determining appropriate tax rates to align with land use characteristics.
Recommendations from the research findings are as follows. Increase tax rates in high-potential business areas. Reduce the minimum taxable property value to expand the taxpayer base. Introduce the principle of tax deduction for donors to the BMA to foster cooperation and support long-term tax collection. The land and building tax policy of the BMA is a major step in the property tax reform in Thailand. Despite initial challenges and limitations, structural and management improvements can contribute to fostering long-term economic fairness.

Global Governance through Indicators: A Case Study of the Circumstance, Decline, and Development of the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Thailand

2024-10-22T14:00:11+07:00

This research article aims to study the circumstance of the Rule of Law and Good Governance through the process of globalization, specifically by examining international institutions responsible for measuring and establishing 'indices' that reflect current situations and the development of the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Thailand. The findings indicate that the World Justice Project has reported a continuous decline in Thailand's Rule of Law score. Upon further analysis, it was found that 7 out of 8 indicators experienced a drop in scores. The issues leading to the deterioration of the Rule of Law and Good Governance include problems with data access and management, flaws in the justice process and limitations on government power, issues with legal frameworks and governmental adaptability, shortcomings in oversight and corruption prevention, and challenges in managing and developing public resources. Improvement the Rule of Law and Good Governance in Thailand, the study suggests two key areas of development. First, policy tools for the public sector should focus on creating an open government, fostering public sector innovation, implementing asset and interest disclosure systems, ensuring transparency in beneficial ownership, and enhancing information sharing and cooperation in combating tax-related crimes. Second, the role of public sector oversight institutions must be strengthened, including agencies tasked with fighting corruption, institutions responsible for financial oversight, and the justice system’s functioning.

Crisis management in the political context of Thailand

2025-05-13T10:18:17+07:00

Crisis management in a political context has an important principle in effective crisis management, which is “political communication”. During an important incident, only operators must be aware of the situation quickly and with the least loss. The concept of crisis as a framework for crisis management must be implemented quickly in every step, whether it is controlling the potential of the crisis (Crisis), preparing for the Strategic planning management, and accepting the crisis (Crisis) that has occurred. This article aims to present the concept of crisis management in a political context in Thailand, which emphasizes the importance of crisis management in a political context in problem control, crisis resolution, and using the crisis as an opportunity to restore damage and restore faith in the institution to show responsibility to the public and maintain faith in the institution

GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTING SERVICE QUALITY OF THAID APPLICATION USAGE OF PEOPLE IN PHOTHARAM DISTRICT, RATCHABURI PROVINCE

2025-04-09T08:00:54+07:00

This research aims to study guidelines for promoting the quality of ThaID Application service usage of people in photharam district, Ratchaburi province. Samples of the quantitative research comprised 400 people. Data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. Samples of the qualitative research comprised 12 key informants. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed by using content analysis. Findings: the quality of ThaID Application service usage was at a high level, And people with different personal characteristics had different opinions towards the quality of ThaID Application service usage at the statistically significant level of 0.05 while the factor of Technology Acceptance Factors affected the quality of ThaID Application service usage at the statistically significant level of 0.05, and guidelines for promoting the quality of ThaID Application service usage found that the ThaID Application should be developed to respond to the people’s usage.

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2025-06-28T14:57:41+07:00

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2025-06-28T14:59:06+07:00