China stands ready to align development strategies with Thailand for “greater progress” in bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping told the visiting Thai monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing on Friday.
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The Chinese leader described the two nations as “true good relatives, friends and partners” during his meeting with the king at the Great Hall of the People, according to the official broadcaster CCTV.
“China is willing to strengthen strategic alignment with Thailand,” Xi said, while pitching Beijing’s 15th five-year plan as offering potential synergies with the Southeast Asian nation’s development, CCTV reported.
Xi added that Beijing was ready to import more Thai agricultural products and work with Bangkok to “steadily” advance major infrastructure projects such as the China-Thailand railway, while broadening joint efforts on artificial intelligence, the digital economy and aerospace.
He also told the visiting king that China would actively support the Thai royal family’s charitable initiatives and enhance exchanges relating to sharing its poverty reduction experience.
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The king described the two countries’ bilateral cooperation as “between brothers” and said that Thailand was ready to learn from China’s development experience, expand cooperation across various fields and enhance people-to-people exchanges, the Chinese release of the talks showed.