July 18, 2026

Support expressed for new Thai government

China firmly supports Thailand in pursuing a development path that suits its national conditions and supports the new Thai government in its smooth governance, President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Shanghai on Friday.

Beijing places the development of relations with Thailand high on the agenda of its neighborhood diplomacy and has always been a strategic partner that Thailand can trust and rely on, Xi said.

The two sides should maintain close high-level exchanges, make full use of the "2+2" strategic dialogue mechanism between the two countries' foreign and defense ministers, and advance strategic cooperation to a higher level, he said.

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