Li Qiang to Visit Thailand on November 13-15, Then Attend the China-ASEAN Summit in Manila
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun announced at the regular press conference on November 11 that, at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Thailand from November 13 to 15. At the invitation of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose country holds the ASEAN chairmanship, Li will then travel to Manila on November 15 to 16 to attend the 29th China-ASEAN Summit.
On China-Thailand relations, Guo said the two countries are close, friendly neighbors and a community with a shared future, noting that President Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn have exchanged historic visits and that political mutual trust and practical cooperation have continued to deepen.
Guo said China looks forward to taking the visit as an opportunity to carry forward the traditional friendship, strengthen strategic communication and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Thailand, bringing the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future to a new level.
On the China-ASEAN Summit, Guo noted that this year marks the fifth anniversary of the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership. China hopes to work with ASEAN countries to push for the early entry into force of the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 protocol and deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, the digital economy, energy security, connectivity and poverty reduction.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持2026年11月11日例行记者会。照片：中国外交部。 / Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosts the regular press conference on November 11, 2026. Photo by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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