Chaturon puts off China trip
Chaturon Chaisang, the acting Thai Rak Thai Party leader, yesterday said he had postponed his trip to China for one week in the wake of speculation that he would meet ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra there.
Chaturon had earlier planned to visit China next Tuesday at the invitation of a Chinese educational agency. He said he had already informed the Council for National Security. However, after he learned that Thaksin was staying in China, Chaturon decided to put off his trip because he was afraid that it would become politicised. "I assume that Thaksin will have left China by the time I arrive there," he said yesterday. The acting leader said he did not need to meet Thaksin in China because he could contact him any time by phone, adding he had not spoken to the ex-premier since he assumed the new post. "I think I will meet him again when he returns to Thailand. But that will be quite a long time yet," said Chaturon.
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