How was Thailand able to avoid colonization when every other Southeast Asian countries got colonized?

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Literally everyone of its neighboring countries was colonized by the West for centuries except them. How were they able to succeed in maintaining their independence when everyone around them took years of political struggle to be free?

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12,898 declassified files on the CIA’s website suggest that Thailand has not been free from the effects of western influence.

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/search/site/Thailand

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