China always trustworthy, reliable strategic partner for Thailand: Xi

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China always trustworthy, reliable strategic partner for Thailand: Xi

2026-07-17 21:42 Last Updated At：23:47

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."

Xi urges scientific search and rescue efforts after Chongqing landslide

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged efforts to carry out search and rescue operations in a scientific manner after a landslide struck a county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, leaving people trapped and missing.

The landslide occurred at 9:08 Friday in Hanjia Sub-district along a section of the Wujiang River in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, burying several residential buildings at the foot of the mountain. Ten people had been rescued as of 14:00, according to local authorities.

In his instructions, Xi stressed the need for scientific search and rescue operations to prevent secondary disasters, and called for proper medical treatment for the injured and appropriate arrangements for the aftermath. He also urged relevant departments to identify the cause of the disaster, draw lessons from this case and conduct thorough inspections to eliminate geological hazards. Xi emphasized that all regions and relevant departments must further fulfill their safety responsibilities, strengthen monitoring, early warning and risk inspection systems, and ensure that all work is carried out in a concrete and meticulous manner, so as to effectively protect the lives and property of the people.

The Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday raised its geological disaster emergency response to Level II from Level III and dispatched a working team to the site.

A four-tier emergency response system is in place for geological disasters, with Level I being the most severe.