Thailand buys $530m submarine from China, a move 'opposed by most Thais'

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated May 6 2017 - 2:08pm, first published 2:02pm

Thailand has bought the first of three submarines from China in the strongest signal yet the military-ruled country is reducing reliance on its long-time ally, the United States.

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