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"Mutual benefit and win-win is the right choice for all parties"

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November 27, 2022

"Thailand and China have a long history of friendship, and the two sides have achieved fruitful cooperation in trade, investment, culture and other aspects. President Xi Jinping's visit to Thailand has further strengthened the friendly relationship between Thailand and China, and the practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields will surely benefit the two peoples. Bring more benefits.” Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vijajiva said in an exclusive interview with our reporter that Thailand is willing to take this opportunity to build a more stable and more stable A prosperous and more sustainable Thailand-China community of shared future, "Thailand-China relations will develop better and better."

Abhisit has visited China many times and witnessed China's development and changes in recent years. "Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China's economic and social development has made great achievements. Every time I visit China, in the exchanges with Chinese officials and scholars, I can feel that the Chinese Communist Party adheres to the people-centered development idea and promotes comprehensive development. The firm belief in united struggle for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” Abhisit spoke highly of China’s victory in the battle against poverty and its successful eradication of absolute poverty. He said: "China's poverty alleviation task is arduous, large-scale, effective, and deeply influential. Thailand also aims to solve the poverty problem and improve people's lives, and is working hard to promote economic development and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Thailand can learn from China's poverty reduction experience to promote national development and improve people's livelihood."

Abhisit believes that strengthening infrastructure construction is an important engine to promote economic development. China has successively signed cooperation documents with 149 countries and 32 international organizations to jointly build the "Belt and Road". The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has increasingly become a popular global public product and an international cooperation platform for open cooperation, contributing to the economic development of the co-construction countries. "Thailand actively participates in the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road', and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as economy and trade, promote connectivity, and strive to become a logistics hub in Southeast Asia."

Abhisit said that from infrastructure construction such as highways and ports to digital economy, environmental protection and other fields, the construction of the "Belt and Road" by the Thai Communist Party is in line with Thailand's development concepts of bio-economy, circular economy and green economy. He hopes that the two sides will speed up the joint construction The "Belt and Road" initiative is aligned with the "Thailand 4.0" strategy. "Thailand and China agreed to speed up the construction of the Thailand-China Railway and promote the development of the three countries of Thailand, China and Laos. It is hoped that the Thailand-China Railway will be completed and opened to traffic as soon as possible to promote the interconnection and coordinated development of the region."

Abhisit said that at present, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region is generally stable and regional cooperation has made continuous progress. The just-concluded 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting focused on the theme of "Openness, Connectivity, and Balance" and established a good platform for communication and dialogue. All parties actively exchanged and discussed, creating opportunities for promoting economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region, improving trade levels, and promoting connectivity. "China advocates solidarity and cooperation to take responsibility bravely, build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future, and inject strong impetus into the development of the Asia-Pacific and the world." Abhisit said that China is the world's second largest economy, and its international influence is constantly improving. The world expects China to play an important role in international affairs. Play a bigger role.

"Strengthening coordination and cooperation among countries is an effective way to deal with challenges." Abhisit believes that fighting the epidemic, tackling climate change, and boosting the world economy require the international community to work together and work together. "Global problems require global solutions. Mutual benefit and win-win results are the right choice for all parties. Countries should respect each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and take realizing people's yearning for a better life as a common pursuit to build a more prosperous and better world."

(Bangkok, our newspaper)

"People's Daily" (version 03, November 27, 2022)

(Editors in charge: Yuan Bo, Hu Yongqiu)

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