The Kingdom of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, was one of the major countries in Southeast Asia that was influenced by Westerners during and after the imperialist period, despite the fact that the country itself was never under European colonial rule. Western technology and education were integrated into Siamese business and technology, leading to a new era of modernization. Due to the royal family's growing demand for foreign goods and labor, Chinese merchants and laborers flocked to Siam to serve the palace as well as to seek better employment opportunities. This article aims to demonstrate that throughout the 19th century into the 20th century, the Chinese people had a significant impact on Siam's industrial economy and its technological adaptation compared to Western countries. April 18, 1855 marked an important date in the history of Siam and its people. This was the day the Bowring Treaty was signed by King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong Kong and British envoy.[1] In exchange for Siam's independence from Britain, the treaty allowed the English to own land in Siam. It granted extraterritorial rights to foreign citizens, particularly the right to be tried by their consuls rather than the Siamese courts, and it also allowed free trade of foreigners in Bangkok, as foreign trade had previously been heavily taxed by the royal government.[2] As these last two conditions heralded, hundreds of thousands of Chinese traders were granted protected status to avoid laws and taxes by migrating to Siam, which seemed to be the ideal market for their businesses.[2] Chinese immigrants then formed their own self-defense societies in Siam. The government called these organizations "angyi" or "... middle of paper ...... Chinese workers integrated into Thai society by adapting various Thai cultures and bringing their own culture to the Siamese people. As the shows the following figure, part of a Chinese novel was published in the daily newspaper Siam in 1932. [7] Intermarriage with Thai women also became very common when their occupations and finances permitted.[4] Conclusion, Chinese artisans who migrated to Siam between the 18th and 19th centuries had a largely significant impact on the industrialization, economy and culture of Siam. This was demonstrated primarily by Chinese labor. in many areas of construction and production during Siam's period of industrialization, although these new forms of technology were adapted from Western countries It is therefore evident that the Chinese are responsible for much of the technology and. of the current Thai economy..