Pale Chinese-like complexions, being at least 160 centimetres tall, and earning a 30,000-baht monthly salary are among Thai men’s preferences when choosing women they are interested in, according to a survey by Bangkok Matching.

I have to hand it to President Donald Trump. Not only is he the rare politician to understand the most powerful, insidious but overlooked dynamic in American presidential politics, he has now become the first to fully weaponize it.