New Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrived in China late Monday for his first official visit to the world’s second largest economy, where he will focus on strengthening trade and investment ties and attend the third Belt and Road Forum.
Srettha will pay a courtesy call to President Xi Jinping and hold bilateral meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, as part of his four-day visit, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
“Srettha will also have discussions with Chinese business executives to explore further collaboration in trade and investment between Thailand and China,” the ministry said Oct. 13, adding a business delegation would accompany the prime minister.
Srettha is one of several leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
