Thailand Seeks Better Trade Deal After Trump-Brokered Peace Pact

Thailand has asked President Donald Trump for a “better” trade deal as the two countries press ahead with tariff talks following a US-brokered peace agreement between Bangkok and Phnom Penh.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul made a direct plea to Trump during an informal chat after a dinner with other leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit late Wednesday in South Korea, according to a Thai government statement. Trump told Anutin that he would talk to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the matter, Thai government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said in the statement.

Donald Trump at a dinner with leaders including Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, front, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29.

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Anutin’s move came after he signed ...