The Thailand-China Cooperation Expo 2025 opened Friday in Bangkok to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China, highlighting extensive joint efforts in trade, investment, education, and employment.
In his keynote speech, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul emphasized that the two countries have built a strong foundation of collaboration over the past half-century, paving the way for even greater opportunities in the future.
Anutin outlined five key areas of future cooperation: infrastructure and logistics links, including a high-speed rail project connecting to China; green economy and clean energy; digital innovation; agriculture and food security; and expanded people-to-people exchanges.
He noted that Thailand aims to become a regional hub for trade, investment, and innovation, pledging closer cooperation with China while reducing regulatory barriers and improving the business climate to support private-sector growth.
The prime minister added that Thailand seeks not only to be an economic partner but also a key gateway for broader regional cooperation, with the long-standing Thai-Chinese friendship serving as a “springboard” for sustainable development in all areas.
Jointly organized by the Thai-Chinese Trade Mechanism under the theme “Marching Towards Shared Prosperity,” the three-day event brought together over 200 enterprises from both countries, featuring 1,200 booths across a 25,000-square-meter exhibition area.
A highlight of the expo was a major MoU signing ceremony, involving 32 business pairings between 56 Thai and Chinese companies, marking a key milestone in strengthening economic relations and boosting foreign investors’ confidence in Thailand’s potential.
The organizers said the expo aimed to foster concrete business connections through a supply chain forum and dedicated business-matching sessions, focusing on high-potential industries such as new energy vehicles, green energy, digital platforms, and innovative agri-food technologies.
The event also emphasized human capital development, featuring education and job fairs, offering over 500 scholarships from top universities in both countries and more than 3,000 job opportunities in high-demand sectors from leading Thai and Chinese companies.