China and Thailand Enter “Visa-free Era”

On January 28, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara jointly met the press after the annual consultation.

Wang Yi said he was glad to hold the first annual consultation between the foreign ministers of China and Thailand at the beginning of the New Year, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the implementation of the achievements of the meetings between President Xi Jinping and Thai leaders and the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future and reached extensive common understandings.

China spoke highly of China-Thailand friendship and mutual trust. Noting that next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Thailand diplomatic relations, Wang Yi said that over the past half a…