NEW COMRADES In this picture taken on November 24, Thai Air Marshal Bhanupong Seyayongka (R) and China’s deputy chief of staff, Beijing regional Air Force Command Major General Feng Aiwang (L) pose for a photo at the Wing 1 Korat air base in Korat. AFP PHOTO
BANGKOK: Chinese fighter jets thunder through blue skies above an air force base in northeast Thailand, a symbol of the blossoming military and political ties between the junta-run country and its authoritarian northern neighbour.