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Thailand's decision last week to apply for full BRICS membership came as a shock to Western allies and friends (www.bangkokpost.com)

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[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let's hope so, Thailand produces an overwhelming majority of the world's rubber and them joining would lock another critically important resource into the BRICS sphere.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

TBF This isn't HOI4, natural rubber isn't vital and thr current market (mostly tires) can be replaced with synthetic albeit at higher costs.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 5 months ago

No it's like HOI4 where you suddenly couldn't build planes or trucks anymore but is still an important resource none the less. Having to synthetically producing rubber would be painful and costly.

[–] Jonathan12345@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 months ago

This is literally like the Great Asian War in TNO

[–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago

albeit at higher costs

This phrase is an outrage for liberals, though.