[20201029]IF11676_泰国：2020年学生抗议与美泰关系.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov October 29, 2020Thailand: 2020 Student Protests and U.S.-Thai RelationsProtesters have taken to the streets in Thailand, challenging the countrys military-led government and, notably, the role of the countrys powerful monarchy. Protesters are demanding constitutional reform, the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and limitations on the powers of the monarchya deeply sensitive issue in Thailand. Previous periods of mass protests in Thailand have challenged the countrys political institutions, and on numerous instances have resulted in violent clashes between competing factions as well as with the Thai military. Since becoming a constitutional monarchy in 1932, Thailand has experienced over 22 attempted coups (13 successful), the most recent in 2014. The current protests, which have largely been described as peaceful, began in February, after the Constitutional Court of Thailand (CCT) dissolved the widely popular Future Forward Party (FFP) over claims that it broke election finance laws. Protest leaders are mostly younger Thais, who have expressed disillusionment in speeches and interviews with more than a decade of political turmoil and