Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, November 14 (Reporters Liu Chang and Wu Yue) On November 14, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council and Thai Prime Minister Anutin attended the China-Thailand Entrepreneurs Forum in Bangkok.
Li Qiang listened to the speeches of representatives of the business communities of the two countries and said that China and Thailand are currently working together to create a new golden 50 years of bilateral relations, and the economic and trade cooperation between the two sides is facing more new opportunities. First, the stabilizing effect brought about by the high degree of mutual trust and friendship between China and Thailand. In today's world, which is intertwined with chaos, "stability" has become a scarce resource. China-Thailand relations and cooperation have strong stability. The leaders of the two countries maintain close and good communication, and the people of the two countries are close and culturally connected. These provide a stable and predictable environment for enterprises from both sides to increase investment and carry out long-term planning. The second is the convergence effect brought about by increasing interconnection. The construction of the China-Thailand railway is advancing steadily, the Pinglu Canal is officially open to navigation, and the "soft connectivity" of economic and trade rules, standards, and finance between the two sides has been continuously strengthened. These have enabled the markets of the two countries to connect more smoothly and driven more companies to release greater economic benefits. The third is the enabling effect brought about by the vigorous development of innovative cooperation. China-Thailand economic and trade cooperation continues to expand from traditional fields to high-tech, new and cutting-edge fields, and new business formats and new tracks are constantly emerging. It is time for both sides to strengthen complementary advantages and expand innovative cooperation.
Li Qiang pointed out that Chinese and Thai enterprises should follow the general trend, seize opportunities, and promote the continuous improvement and upgrading of cooperation between the two countries. It is necessary to upgrade from "dining table and tip of tongue" to "digital intelligence and green". We should expand traditional agricultural and food trade, promote the modernization of agriculture between the two countries, carry out cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, clean energy, and biomedicine, and jointly build new momentum for development. It is necessary to upgrade from "production collaboration" to "industrial collaboration". Strengthen the complementarity and mutual embedding of production and supply chains, carry out the docking and mutual recognition of industry standards, and work together to enhance competitiveness through more efficient collaboration and move up the global value chain. China encourages Chinese-funded enterprises to carry out more localized operations in Thailand. It is necessary to upgrade from "bilateral-based" to "radiating areas". We should give full play to Thailand's location advantages, make good use of policy dividends such as the entry into force of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Version 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, and carry out more extensive cooperation with global third-party markets to better achieve win-win and multi-win situations. The Chinese and Thai governments will actively work to provide a good business environment for enterprises of the two countries and promote enterprises to deepen their local presence and achieve long-term development. We also hope that entrepreneurs from both sides will strive to be messengers of people-to-people friendship and make China-Thailand relations closer and better.
Anutin said that China is Thailand's most important trading partner. Thailand hopes to seize the opportunities of scientific and technological development, leverage its respective advantages with China, achieve higher-quality cooperation, grow from a simple trading partner to a long-term partner of common development and mutual achievement, and further expand cooperation in areas such as electric vehicles, agriculture, investment, and interconnection. Thailand will take more policy measures to provide good conditions for the long-term operation and development of Chinese companies in Thailand, combat transnational crime, and protect the rights and interests of investors. It is believed that "Thailand and China are one family" will produce more tangible results and benefit the people of the two countries.
In their speeches, business representatives from the two countries introduced the cooperation situation and results and put forward specific suggestions. They expressed their confidence in the friendship between China and Thailand and their willingness to continue to strengthen cooperation and help the development and prosperity of the two countries with more practical results.
