Li Qiang meets with Chairman and Lower Speaker of the National Assembly of Thailand Sophon

China News Service, Bangkok, November 14th. On the morning of November 14th, Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Chairman and Lower Speaker of the National Assembly of Thailand Soporn Soporn in Bangkok. Vice Chairman of the Thai National Assembly and Upper Speaker Meng Kun and others also attended the meeting.

Li Qiang said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and King Vajiralongkorn, China-Thailand relations have continued to develop steadily, and cooperation in various fields has been fruitful. Last year, China and Thailand solemnly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the golden 50 years of friendship. The relations between the two countries have stood at a new historical starting point and ushered in new development opportunities. Looking into the future, China is willing to work with Thailand to carry forward traditional friendship, build political mutual trust, promote the continuous deepening and solidification of the China-Thailand community with a shared future, bring more benefits to the people of both sides, and better serve the modernization drive of the two countries.

Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to deepen economic and trade exchanges with Thailand, accelerate the construction of the China-Thailand railway, encourage enterprises of the two countries to cooperate in emerging fields such as new energy and electronic information, strengthen collaborative innovation, and jointly promote industrial upgrading. The two sides should deepen exchanges and cooperation in culture, youth, education, local and other fields, enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the people, and solidify the public opinion foundation for friendship. Strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation to safeguard the common interests of the two countries and international fairness and justice. It is hoped that the legislative bodies of the two countries will strengthen exchanges and cooperation, support the construction of major projects and practical cooperation between the two countries, and play a greater role in providing legal protection and promoting people-to-people connectivity.

Soporn said that Thailand-China friendship has a long history. The Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to achieve world-renowned development achievements, and Thailand deeply admires them. Thailand firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to continue to intensify high-level exchanges with China, promote exchanges and cooperation in areas such as connectivity, humanities education, law enforcement and security, and tourism, strengthen international cooperation, and work together to address common challenges. Thailand is willing to provide a good legal environment and guarantee for practical and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries to better benefit the two peoples.