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I spouted off some nonsense about this on Facebook awhile back but I thought I might expand on my thoughts about Thailand's constant efforts to declare itself a "hub" of some sort. I sorta get why government officials (and even business leaders) do it. Making grand announcements gets your name in the newspapers. But at what point does it become cliche or even worthy of mocking? Here is a list of things Thai government officials and-or business leaders have claimed that Thailand was/is going to become the hub of. DPM Prajin reaffirms plan to establish Thailand as aviation hub in ASEAN Thailand seen as regional hub for nurses, accountants Hua Hin to become tech hub for space exploration Energy Ministry touts Thailand as electric vehicle hub Thailand pushing to become ASEAN’s Education Hub Public health and tourism ministries promote Thailand as medical tourism hub Thailand: Medical hub of ASEAN for plastic surgery MOT to support Thailand as Logistic Hub of ASEAN Thailand poised to become GMS hub, NZ envoy says ICT minister hopeful country will be Asean digital hub within three years Thailand to become ASEAN food hub Thailand has potential to become digital innovation hub NRC: Thailand to be solar roof and electric vehicle center for Asean State touts hub for cars of the future Thailand's robot revolution is rising Bangkok set to be China's rail hub Thailand will serve as funding hub Thailand as a festival hub Thailand needs promotion as Asean hub, link to markets Bid to create Thai biotech-hub gathers steam 'Thailand could become financial hub' rivalling Singapore, Malaysia Thailand ready to become Southeast Asian coin minting hub Thailand has potential to be regional vaccine hub Thailand could be major e-learning hub in region Bangkok as UN hub in Asia Pacific Thailand expected to become 'Halal hub' Thailand as an Asean fashion hub Better planning needed to create Asean ethanol hub Geez, is there anything Thailand can't become the hub of? If Thailand manage to accomplish even half of their goals they would be the most dominate country in the entire region.