China has always been a trustworthy and reliable strategic partner for Thailand, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday in Shanghai during a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Anutin is in China to attend the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai and on an official visit to China.
"The China-Thailand friendship, which has endured for over a millennium, has only grown stronger with the passage of time. We have treated each other with sincerity and forged a bond of mutual trust, giving rise to the cherished sentiment that 'China and Thailand are one family.' China places the development of China-Thailand relations in an important position in its neighborhood diplomacy and has always been a reliable and trustworthy strategic cooperative partner for Thailand. Going forward, both sides should further enhance strategic mutual trust, strengthen strategic coordination, and jointly address challenges, so as to accelerate the building of a more stable, prosperous and sustainable China-Thailand community with a shared future to contribute to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region," Xi said.
For his part, Anutin said, "I am honored to be back in China on my first official visit as prime minister. Thailand always views China as an old and reliable friend. We welcome all your four global initiatives because they reflect our commitment to multilateralism and a multilateral world order based on international law. AI will transform our economies and societies. Thailand and China can work together to unlock this new engine of growth."
China always trustworthy, reliable strategic partner for Thailand: Xi
China always trustworthy, reliable strategic partner for Thailand: Xi
China always trustworthy, reliable strategic partner for Thailand: Xi
China has become an increasingly significant source of investment, moving beyond simply attracting investment, said economists and company executives at the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), held from Sept 8 to 11 in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen.
The CIFIT is marking nearly four decades as a platform for global investment and cooperation. Although it was initially launched to draw in foreign investment, the fair has evolved alongside China's economic transformation.
Today, China is not only a major destination for investors, but also an increasingly important investor and one of the world's largest markets.
At this year's fair, foreign companies are seeking to strengthen their partnerships with China, with cooperation spanning technology, green energy and support for Chinese businesses expanding overseas.
"Last year, China ranked No. 4 in global FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows and No. 3 as an investing country. The balance between inward and outward FDI can change, but few countries achieve it. But China has successfully experienced this shift," said Liang Guoyong, a senior economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Chinese companies are increasingly expanding outward, which is creating new opportunities for services and technology.
"Now we can see a lot more integration, as the GBA (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area) integration down in south China, as well as Chinese companies wanting to go global. It gives a lot of companies, especially in the UK, a lot of opportunities to provide services and provide technologies," said Benjamin King, Chair of Supply Chain Working Group, British Chamber of Commerce South China.
And this two-way relationship is growing beyond individual firms to broader cooperation in technology and global markets.
"China is not only more producing. It's not only a market; it's a partner. You have technological products at a high technological level here in China, and that is good because as a developed economy in Germany, we need highly developed partners to work together, to sell products and even to buy products," said Joe Weingarten, head of the International Trade Department, Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany.
China emerges as important investment source globally: business leaders
