PM Srettha to visit China for talks with Xi

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will visit China next week, to hold talks with President Xi Jinping and attend the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), according to informed government sources.

Srettha will depart for Beijing on Monday afternoon for a four-day visit to participate in the third BRF and hold bilateral talks with top Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang.

He will also meet with Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, as well as a dozen major Chinese business executives.

On Tuesday, the prime minister has a tight schedule of meetings with Chinese business leaders, including Zhu Hexn, Chairman of CITIC, Sun Yoncai, Chairman of the CRRC Group, Xie Yonglin, Executive Director, President and Co-CEO of the Ping An Group and Alain Lam, Vice President, Xiaomi, CFO and Fan Jiang, CEO of the Alibaba…