| Abstrakt: |
The New Southbound Policy (NSP) was the Taiwan’s government policy under the President Tsai Ing-wen administration. The policy aimed to closely engage Taiwan with 18 countries in ASEAN, South Asia, and Oceania. Thailand was one of the countries. This study surveyed the Thai civil services’ attitude of the nine related agencies toward Taiwan after the implementation of the policy in 2022. The sampling of the research was 120 Thai civil services of Knowledge Worker Position category (K category) of the nine related agencies to the NSP. The image of Taiwan was evaluated by 20 questions of seven indices which were visibility about Taiwan, description about Taiwan, preference for Taiwan, foreign relations with Thailand, policy evaluation on the New Southbound Policy, and policy recommendation. The questionnaire distribution and the survey operation followed the Thai government’s One-China Policy. The participant answers were personal opinions. The values of Taiwan perceived in Thailand from the reflection of the perception of the Thai civil service sample was in a positive way. Technological advancement was the most admired image of Taiwan. Travel and tourism aspect was the most successful aspect of the NSP implementation in Thailand. Tourism was emphasized as recommendations to help tighten relations between Thailand and Taiwan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
