Situation in Thailand
In the years following World War I, Thailand was caught in a state of an economic slump just as other countries worldwide. At the same time, the influx of the Chinese into the country reached an all-time high, compelling the government to impose the measure to restrict the number of incoming aliens. Disputes in China coupled with the invasion of China by Japan resulted in more intensive political movements among the overseas Chinese in Thailand, particularly in hundreds of Chinese schools. The government thus made a particular point of closely monitoring these schools. King Rama VII himself graciously visited four of them in Bangkok that complied with the law and regulations, so as to boost the school management's morale as well as foster friendly relations between the Chinese and the Thai communities. He also emphatically pleaded that the schools instill in the pupils the sense of patriotism for Thailand as well as for China and that the long existing cordial relations between China and Thailand be accentuated.
It was during his reign that Thailand adopted the constitutional monarchy system following the democratic revolution of 1932.
Situation in China
More than half of the population put up resistance against the influential warlords. In the end, they were successfully suppressed by the joint cooperation between Kuomingtang and the Communist Parties. It was not long before the former, which had in the meantime established its government in Nanking, was engaged in a violent suppression of the Communist. The civil war between the two parties spread all over the country. The Communists were forced to retreat to the inner mountainous area or southward, while the rest fled to foreign countries, including the group that found refuge in Thailand. In the meantime, the Japanese invaded and were able to occupy the area to the Northeast of China.
In the years following World War I, Thailand was caught in a state of an economic slump just as other countries worldwide. At the same time, the influx of the Chinese into the country reached an all-time high, compelling the government to impose the measure to restrict the number of incoming aliens. Disputes in China coupled with the invasion of China by Japan resulted in more intensive political movements among the overseas Chinese in Thailand, particularly in hundreds of Chinese schools. The government thus made a particular point of closely monitoring these schools. King Rama VII himself graciously visited four of them in Bangkok that complied with the law and regulations, so as to boost the school management's morale as well as foster friendly relations between the Chinese and the Thai communities. He also emphatically pleaded that the schools instill in the pupils the sense of patriotism for Thailand as well as for China and that the long existing cordial relations between China and Thailand be accentuated.
It was during his reign that Thailand adopted the constitutional monarchy system following the democratic revolution of 1932.
Situation in China
More than half of the population put up resistance against the influential warlords. In the end, they were successfully suppressed by the joint cooperation between Kuomingtang and the Communist Parties. It was not long before the former, which had in the meantime established its government in Nanking, was engaged in a violent suppression of the Communist. The civil war between the two parties spread all over the country. The Communists were forced to retreat to the inner mountainous area or southward, while the rest fled to foreign countries, including the group that found refuge in Thailand. In the meantime, the Japanese invaded and were able to occupy the area to the Northeast of China.
Chiang Kaishek, KMT Party Leader
Communist Suppression
Kuomintang Party set up government in Nanking in 1927.
The royal ceremony to confer the country's first constitution in 1932
The opening ceremony of the Memorial Bridge commemorating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Bangkok as the capital in 1932
The royal visit to a Chinese School
