The Opening Ceremony of the Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) Section in Chengdu

"Go Thailand! Go Sichuan! Go China! Go good friends!"

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivered a keynote speech

On the afternoon of July 18, at the 2026 Thailand–China (Sichuan) Investment and Economic Forum and the Opening Ceremony of the BOI Office in Chengdu held at the Tianfu International Conference Center in Chengdu, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul delivered four consecutive "Jia You" ("Go for it!") phrases in Chinese, expressing his sincere hope to deepen cooperation between China and Thailand, as well as between Sichuan and Thailand, which drew warm applause from the audience.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attended the 2026 Thailand–China (Sichuan) Investment and Economic Forum and the Opening Ceremony of the BOI Office in Chengdu

From July 16 to 20, Anutin undertook his first official visit to China since assuming office as prime minister, with Sichuan being a key stop on this trip. His delegation was unprecedentedly large, including several deputy prime ministers, cabinet ministers, and a 150-member delegation of prominent Thai entrepreneurs.

In an approximately eight-minute keynote address, he highlighted Thailand's business environment and policy incentives, noting that Sichuan is rapidly emerging as a core industrial cluster in China, boasting a solid industrial foundation, efficient transportation and logistics networks, robust development momentum, and vast potential for collaboration. He emphasized that people-to-people exchanges between Sichuan and Thailand are frequent, bilateral trade and investment have achieved leapfrog growth, and the foundation for cooperation continues to strengthen.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met with enterprises that have signed cooperation agreements

During the event, Anutin unveiled the Investment Office of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chengdu. This office is the 18th global outpost of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and the 4th in mainland China, following those in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Its jurisdiction covers Sichuan and Chongqing, and its primary mission is to promote two-way investment—providing Chinese enterprises with policy consultation and assistance in applying for investment incentives in Thailand, while also supporting Thai companies seeking opportunities in China.

Sake Nopthaisong, Consul-General of Thailand in Chengdu, stated that the Chengdu Investment Office will facilitate enterprises in western China in directly engaging with Thai counterparts, help tailor customized investment plans for Thailand, and leverage Thailand as a strategic hub to expand into ASEAN markets such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin held separate one-on-one meetings and negotiations with six Chinese enterprises in Chengdu

During the forum, Sichuan and Thailand exchanged MoU on cooperation, cementing long-term consensus on economic, trade, and industrial collaboration. Subsequently, Anutin held one-on-one meetings with six Chinese enterprises, covering sectors including optical communications, new energy vehicles, air cargo logistics, consumer electronics, and digital lifestyle services. Among them, Chengdu Eoptolink and Sichuan Airlines, as representative local enterprises from Sichuan, exemplified successful Sichuan-Thailand industrial cooperation through their sector-specific expertise and strategic market presence in Thailand.

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