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...Americans of Asia." He realized also that bitter memories lingered of Japanese cruelties during World War II. And he had been warned that there would be demonstrations. But nothing prepared him for the enraged outburst of the thousands of shouting and jeering Thai students who protested his visit to Thailand, traditionally one of Asia's most gentle and hospitable nations...
...Tanaka's jet landed at Bangkok's airport, there were only about 100 orderly protesters waving signs. Read one: TAKE BUT NEVER GIVE. Another said: SELFISH. For a brief moment, Tanaka dared hope that his agreement to meet with Thailand's powerful student leaders had defused plans for mass demonstrations. But his hopes were short-lived...
...been told about the sentiments," Tanaka said, "but now I know how real they are." When he met with 13 leaders of the 400,000-member National Student Center of Thailand next day in an ornate salon of Government House, the encounter turned into a limping dialogue of mutual incomprehension. Since the students overthrew the military regime last October, they have become the most powerful political force in Thailand, overshadowing the caretaker government of Premier Sanya Dharmasakti. They complained to Tanaka that Japan was exploiting Thai labor, polluting the air and water with wastes from Japanese-owned factories, and generally...
Some other Asian economies will suffer because they are closely tied to Japan, which is cutting many of its exports 10% to 25% as a result of its own troubles in buying Arab oil at today's prices. Such countries as Thailand and Malaysia buy nearly all their steel from Japanese mills, but they are considered marginal customers who are the first to be cut off if shortages limit production. South Korea is perhaps most vulnerable of all. Its economic growth rate reached a remarkable 12% in 1973, but the Seoul government predicts that will be cut in half...
...unrest and turmoil could mount and lead to a return of military rule. As one member of the constitutional-drafting committee puts it: "The military has the guns and planes. All we have to stop them is the constitution and our idealism." For the moment, at least, idealism in Thailand is ascending...