China,Thailandtobuildcommunitywithsharedfutureforenhancedstability,prosperity,sustainability_GuangmingOnlineChina,Thailandtobuildcommunitywithsharedfutureforenhancedstability,prosperity,sustainability*ChinahasremainedThailand'slargesttradingpartnerfornineconsecutiveyears,andhasbeenamajorexportmarketforThailand'sagriculturalproducts.*Sinceitsopeningnearlyayearago,theChina-LaosRailwayhascarriedmorethan10milliontonsofcargo,manyofwhicharebetweenChinaandThailand.*Atanewhistoricalstartingpoint,ChinawillworkwithThailandtocarryforwardthespecialbondthat"ChinaandThailandareascloseasonefamily."BANGKOK,Nov.19(Xinhua)--ChinaandThailandagreedhereonSaturdaytobuildaChina-Thailandcommunitywithasharedfutureforenhancedstability,prosperityandsustainability,accordingtoajointstatementissuedduringChinesePresidentXiJinping'svisittoBangkok.ChinaandThailandarecloseneighbors,andpeopleofthetwocountrieshaveenjoyedalonghistoryoffriendlyexchanges.Thetwocountrieshavealsoenjoyedclosetradeandeconomictiesovertheyears.ChinahasremainedThailand'slargesttradingpartnerfornineconsecutiveyears,andhasbeenamajorexportmarketforThailand'sagriculturalproducts.High-qualityBeltandRoadcooperationbetweenthetwocountrieshasdeliveredfruitfulresults.AworkerarrangesduriansatadurianprocessingfactoryintheChanthaburiprovince,Thailand,May5,2022.(Xinhua/WangTeng)CHINAANDTHAILAND,CLOSEASONEFAMILYPresidentXimetwithThailand'sKingMahaVajiralongkornPhraVajiraklaochaoyuhuaandQueenSuthidaBajrasudhabimalalakshanaattheGrandPalacehereonFridaynight.XisaidChinawillcontinueworkingwithThailandtocarryforwardthetwocountries'specialbondofbeingonefamily,buildaChina-Thailandcommunitywithasharedfuturetogetherandwriteanewchapterinbilateralrelations.KingVajiralongkornsaidThailandandChinaareonefamily,andThailandstandsreadytoforgeacloserbondoffriendshipandcooperationwithChina.ChinaandThailandareclosefriendlyneighbors,andinrecentyearsbilateraleconomicandtradecooperationhasbeenontherise.Bilateraltradevolumesurged33percentyearonyearto131.18billionU.S.dollarsin2021,accordingtodatafromChina'sGeneralAdministrationofCustoms.Sinceitsopeningnearlyayearago,theChina-LaosRailwayhascarriedmorethan10milliontonsofcargo,manyofwhicharebetweenChinaandThailand.Furthermore,theconstructionoftheChina-Thailandhigh-speedrailwayandconnectingitwiththeChina-LaosRailwaytoformanarteryrunningthroughtheIndo-ChinaPeninsulawillfurtherfacilitatetheflowofpeopleandlogistics,promoteeconomicandtradedevelopmentandachievecommonprosperity.TheThai-ChineseRayongindustrialzone,establishedin2006,isoneofthefirstChineseoverseasindustrialsites.Nowhometomorethan180Chinese-investedcompanies,mostlyintheautomobiles,electronicsandmachinerysectors,theindustrialzonehasattractedmorethan4.3billiondollarsininvestmentfromChinaandprovidedmorethan45,000localjobs.Asdevelopingcountriesandcloseneighbors,ChinaandThailandalsosharemanycommoninterests,propositionsandpositionsonmajorinternationalandregionalissues.ThisaerialphototakenonSept.7,2022showsaconstructionsiteoftheChina-ThailandrailwayinNakhonRatchasimaprovince,Thailand.(Xinhua/LinHao)CHINA-THAILANDCOMMUNITYWITHSHAREDFUTUREPresidentXimetwithThaiPrimeMinisterPrayutChan-o-chahereonSaturdayandthetwosidesagreedtobuildChina-Thailandcommunitywithasharedfutureforenhancedstability,prosperityandsustainability.Duringthemeeting,XicongratulatedThailandonitssuccessinhostingtheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)EconomicLeaders'Meeting,stressingthemillennia-oldfriendshipbetweenChinaandThailandandthefraternitybetweenthetwopeoples.Overthepasttenyearssincethetwocountriesestablishedthecomprehensivestrategiccooperativepartnership,ourtraditionalfriendshiphasgainedevengreaterstrength,thecomprehensivestrategiccooperationhascontinuedtodeepen,andbilateralrelationshaveenteredanewdevelopmentstage,Xinoted.Atanewhistoricalstartingpoint,ChinawillworkwithThailandtocarryforwardthespecialbondthat"ChinaandThailandareascloseasonefamily,"buildaChina-Thailandcommunitywithasharedfutureforenhancedstability,prosperityandsustainability,addnewdimensionstothefamily-likerelations,openupaneweraofChina-Thailandrelations,anddelivermorebenefitstothetwopeoples,hesaid.TheThaiprimeministerextendedwarmcongratulationsonthesuccessful20thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)andonXi'selectionasgeneralsecretaryoftheCPCCentralCommittee.ThailandsupportstheGlobalDevelopmentInitiativeandGlobalSecurityInitiativeputforwardbyXiandsupportsChinainplayingagreaterroleinregionalandinternationalaffairs,hesaid.Afterthemeeting,theleadersissuedaJointStatementbetweentheGovernmentofPeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheGovernmentoftheKingdomofThailandonWorkingtowardsaChina-ThailandCommunitywithaSharedFutureforEnhancedStability,ProsperityandSustainability.ThisaerialphototakenonDec.29,2021showstheThai-ChineseRayongIndustrialZonelocatedattheeastcoastofThailand.(Xinhua/WangTeng)ASIA-PACIFICCOMMUNITYWITHSHAREDFUTUREPresidentXiarrivedinBangkokonThursdaytoattendthe29thAPECEconomicLeaders'MeetingandpayavisittoThailand.DeliveringaspeechFridayattheAPECEconomicLeaders'Meeting,XicalledforbuildinganAsia-Pacificcommunitywithasharedfuture.Inhisspeech,XistressedtheneedtofollowthespiritoftheAsia-Pacificfamily,lookafteroneanotherlikepassengersinthesameboat,andsteadilymovetowardanAsia-Pacificcommunitywithasharedfuture.Hesaidthat"overthepastdecades,robusteconomiccooperationintheregionhascreatedthe'Asia-Pacificmiracle'admiredacrosstheworld.Asia-Pacificcooperationhastakendeeprootsintheheartsofthepeople."OnSaturday,XisaidthatfreeandopentradeandinvestmentareamongthepurposesandprinciplesofAPEC,andanimportantpillarintherealizationofthePutrajayaVision2040.TheChinesepresidentstressedtheimportanceofupholdingtruemultilateralismanddefendingthemultilateraltradingsystem,upholdinginclusivenessforthebenefitofall,andupholdingopenregionalcooperationfortheprosperityoftheAsia-Pacific.(Videoreporters:GuoXinhui,WangYaguang,SongYu;videoeditors:YuJiaming,LiuYutian,ZhangYuhong,ZhuCong,CaoYing)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.