Thailand China Relations Chayapat Wareenil Thailand China Relations

Thailand – China Relations Chayapat Wareenil

Thailand – China Relations • Official Diplomatic Relations started in 1975 • Several Groups of Chinese oversea in Thailand • • Teochew Cantonese Hainanese Hakka

What are China doing in Thailand?

- Construction Budget 1. 79 hundred billion baht 253 km. for the first phrase Speed 250/hr. Ticket price 80 -535 baht

- Started in Thailand 2007

MG = SAIC Motor (China) and C. P. company Thailand Sunlong = Import from China

Top 10 Import Products from China (2017) • Electrical machinery and components (2. 16 Hundred billion Baht) • Household appliances (1. 49 Hundred billion Baht) • Machinery and components (1. 46 Hundred billion Baht) • Chemical products (1. 23 Hundred billion Baht) • Computer and electronic devices (1. 03 Hundred billion Baht) • Automotive Components and equipment (1. 01 Hundred billion Baht) • Jewelry, silver, bullion and gold ( 91 Billion Baht) • Steel and steel products (80 Billion Baht) • Metallic ore (44 Billion Baht) • Plastic products (43 Billion Baht)

Chinese Tourist - Almost 10 million in 2017 - Destination: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket - 70 -80 % first time abroad - More than 12 airlines fly directly to Thailand (Almost 50 flights/day)

New Chinese Community in Bangkok

Thailand in the eyes of the Chinese People

Chiang Mai

Bangkok

Phuket

And also!

Poverty and Underdevelopment

Corruption and Lawlessness

Low birth rate by - Monk - LGBT

Thailand’s Status on the Belt and Road Initiatives • Center of the GMS • Geopolitics • Connecting point to Southeast Asia • Investment in technology industry • The show case of Chinese products • Lanchang-Mekong Cooperation

Conclusion! • Thailand China will continue to have good relations with each other (by expressing brother). • How to Doing business with China ? • Thailand still be the target of Chinese state own enterprises (Especially provincial SOES). • Chinese academics society really needs to have cooperation with Thai Universities (Mainly public institutions).

ASEAN -China’s Status on the Belt and Road Initiatives • Center of the GMS • Geopolitics, Economic, Trade, Investment, • Connecting point to Southeast Asia • Investment in technology industry • The show case of Chinese products • Lanchang-Mekong Cooperation • LMC, RCEP, Trade-War, Indo-Pacific Cooperation