Extradition
Hong Kong

Although Thailand has an extradition treaty with Beijing, it does not apply to Hong Kong. So when Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted Thai prime minister on the run from a two-year jail sentence for corruption, planned to speak publicly in Hong Kong, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva could only threaten to seek China's help in the extradition of Thaksin. Now Hong Kong and Thailand are reportedly in advanced talks over an extradition treaty.