Li Qiang urges China-Thailand business to seize trade pact benefits
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Thai Prime Minister Anutin attended a business forum in Bangkok. Li called on firms to upgrade cooperation, leverage the upgraded China-ASEAN FTA, and explore AI, clean energy and biotech. Anutin pledged support for Chinese firms and cooperation in EVs and agriculture.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirak共同 attended a China-Thailand business forum in Bangkok on 14 November, where Li urged enterprises from both countries to seize opportunities to upgrade bilateral cooperation.
Li said companies should expand traditional agricultural and food trade, modernise agriculture, and collaborate in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, clean energy and biomedicine to foster new growth drivers. He stressed the need to leverage Thailand's geographic advantages and the policy dividends from the entry into force of the Protocol to Upgrade the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (Version 3.0) to broaden cooperation in third-country markets for mutual and multiple wins.
Anutin said Thailand aims to seize technological development opportunities and work with China to move beyond simple trade ties toward long-term partnership that achieves common development and mutual success. He identified electric vehicles, agriculture, investment and connectivity as areas for expanded cooperation.
The Thai prime minister pledged to provide favourable conditions for Chinese companies operating in Thailand, combat transnational crime and protect investor rights, according to a readout from Chinese state media.
The forum marked the latest high-level interaction between Beijing and Bangkok, with both sides expressing interest in deepening economic ties amid global trade uncertainties. The upgraded China-ASEAN FTA is expected to lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers further, benefiting regional supply chains.