Follow-Up: Li Qiang and Thai PM Anutin Agree to Advance China-Thailand Railway and New Five-Year Trade Plan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok, where the two sides agreed to advance key projects including the China-Thailand railway and to speed up consultations on a new five-year economic and trade cooperation plan. Li's official visit to Thailand, from Nov. 13 to 15, is the first by a Chinese premier in seven years, and it completed a reciprocal exchange of visits by the two premiers within four months.
Li said China is ready to consolidate political trust with Thailand, support each other's core interests and major concerns, make good use of mechanisms such as the foreign and defense ministers' "2+2" strategic dialogue and the joint economic and trade committee, align development strategies and pursue high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. He noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping met Anutin in Beijing in July, when the two leaders set the direction for bilateral relations.
Economic cooperation topped the agenda. Li said China is ready to work for the early implementation of mutual protection of geographical indication products, expand cooperation in finance, new energy, semiconductors and super intelligence (SI), import more quality Thai goods, and support Chinese enterprises investing in Thailand, expressing the hope that Thailand will provide a fair, stable and predictable business environment.
The two sides also agreed to promote exchanges and cooperation in disaster prevention and mitigation, water resources management, education, tourism and media, strengthen law-enforcement cooperation against crime, and step up coordination within multilateral frameworks including ASEAN, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and APEC.
During the visit, the two countries signed multiple cooperation documents covering areas such as security, the automotive industry and agriculture. After Thailand, Li travels to Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 15-16 for the 29th China-ASEAN Summit.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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