My comment: Yesterday (Jan 24, the day of its publication) I read the foreign media's reports that Global Times had such an editorial. I tried to read itmyself, but the Global Times editorial could not be accessed. Today, I try again, and the same happens.
Note:
(a) The above is basically a translation of a Reuters report (Google: 11 hours ago), following Bangkok Post ("20 hours ago"). It is 12 noon, EDT, Jan 27.
(b) The second clause of the quotation above is translated from the same report of Reuters': "the Thai army will purchase 10 tanks and auxiliary vehicles from China, in addition to 28 main battle tanks ordered from China last year."
(c) The Reuters report itself does not say how many subs to buy -- only the amount of this year's budget for the subs. However, IHS Jane's reported ("6 hours ago"): "Thailand's military government has approved funding of THB13.5 billion (USD383 million) to support the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN's) plan to procure the first of three S26T (Thailand) submarines from China."