The Milk Tea Alliance sweeping through Thailand

By Dymples Leong

16 Nov 2020 

What started as an online war of words between Chinese and Thai netizens over a celebrity’s tweet has ballooned into a regional movement, says Dymples Leong of RSIS.

SINGAPORE: Months of protests in Thailand reached a critical juncture on Oct 16 when police deployed water cannons – the strongest use of force against protesters calling for reform of the Thai monarchy and removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha.

This sparked a flurry of online posts on popular social media platform Twitter under the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance.

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