February 7, 2025

One day after meeting and having talks with visiting Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah in Beijing on Thursday, continuing his busy schedule after the Spring Festival holidays. 

When meeting with Paetongtarn who is paying an official visit to China from February 5 to 8, Xi said that this year marks the 50th anniversary of China-Thailand diplomatic relations as well as the "Golden Jubilee of China-Thailand Friendship." The two sides should build on past achievements and work together to advance the building of the China-Thailand community with a shared future to deliver more benefits to the two peoples, the region and the world at large, according to Xinhua.

In the face of profound changes unseen in a century, China and Thailand should consolidate strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other, and respond to uncertainties in the external environment with the stability and certainty of China-Thailand relations, Xi said.

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