Never Forget Its Source When You Drink the Water: To the Upcoming 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and China

Authors

  • Ronglin CEN School of Sinology, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Keywords:

China-Thailand Relationship, China-Thailand Diplomacy, Review and Assessments, Outlook and Prospects

Abstract

Geographically and culturally connected to each other for thousands of years, China and Thailand have shared their time-honored and deep-rooted friendships by both inter-state communications and nongovernmental exchanges as well. As modern states, these two countries have been forging their relationships, expanding their bilateral interactions and extending their cooperations in politics, economy, military, culture, education, tourism and other fields for almost a half of a century by July 1st, next year, i.e., the 50th anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and China. Despite belonging respectively to two distinctive social systems, maintaining close coordination and communications in both regional and international affairs, China and Thailand have become a good example of the harmonious coexistence, win-win cooperation and mutual development among countries with different social systems. Being good neighbors, friends, relatives and partners, China and Thailand are developing a promising bilateral relation with huge potentials.

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Published

2024-12-22

How to Cite

CEN, R. (2024). Never Forget Its Source When You Drink the Water: To the Upcoming 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and China. Journal of Sinology, 18(2), II-XIV. Retrieved from https://journal.mfu.ac.th/index.php/jsino/article/view/190

Issue

Section

Special Article