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Prime Minister Anutin: Thailand and China are one family

From Tuổi Trẻ · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand and China are “one family” and should build a future economic partnership focused on investment, technology and young people.
  • He said his July China visit produced 15 memorandums of understanding and opened a Thai investment board office in Chengdu.
  • Thailand identified semiconductors, advanced electronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, new-energy vehicles and clean energy as priority sectors.

Thailand and China should use their longstanding relationship to build a future economic partnership, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, describing the two countries as “one family.”

Speaking at a ceremony in Bangkok marking the 60th anniversary of the Club of Nine Thai-Chinese Associations, Anutin recalled his official visit to Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing in July. He said he met Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, local officials and representatives of Chinese private companies.

Anutin said Xi had emphasized the family-like relationship between the two countries and described China as a reliable strategic partner for Thailand. He also recalled Xi’s appeal for Thailand to regard China as a close friend, with ties that could become even stronger than those between relatives.

One family

· Anutin CharnvirakulHe used the phrase to describe Thailand’s relationship with China.

The Thai prime minister said the July visit led to the signing of 15 memorandums of understanding and the opening of a new Board of Investment office in Chengdu. The office will expand economic cooperation with western China, particularly in future industries.

Thailand’s priority sectors include semiconductors, advanced electronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, new-energy vehicles and clean energy. Anutin described the relationship as a two-way opening: Thailand wants innovative, technology-based Chinese companies to invest and help upgrade Thai industries, while Thai companies need access to China’s market and new partners.

Thailand does not want to be merely a market or production base, Anutin said. It wants to develop with China as a partner. He urged young Thai people of Chinese heritage to see China not only as their ancestors’ homeland but also as a source of global opportunities, while encouraging young Chinese people to view Thailand as a place to invest and advance innovation. “For me, this is only the beginning. We must think about our children and grandchildren,” he said.

For me, this is only the beginning. We must think about our children and grandchildren.

· Anutin CharnvirakulHe made the remarks while discussing his upcoming 60th birthday and the future of Thai-Chinese ties.
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Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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