Thai Prime Minister Anutin makes his first visit to China, with both sides emphasizing the close China-Thailand family ties

From July 16 to 20, Thai Prime Minister Anutin paid an official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese side. This was his first official visit to China since taking office as Prime Minister of Thailand, and the trip covered Shanghai, Chengdu, and Beijing. During the visit, both China and Thailand repeatedly referred to the two countries as "one family." When Chinese President Xi Jinping met Anutin in Shanghai, he emphasized that the two countries should treat each other with sincerity and connect with each other from the heart; that same day, Anutin also posted in Chinese on social media, echoing this expression. The article notes that one of the highlights of this visit was cooperation in technology and emerging industries. Anutin attended the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the Highlevel Meeting on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence, where he said that the development of artificial intelligence should not leave any country behind. Later, Premier Li Qiang held talks with Anutin in Beijing, and the two sides signed multiple cooperation documents covering fields such as science and technology and AI education. In addition to Beijing, Anutin also visited several cultural, tourism, and economic and trade venues in Chengdu, including the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wuhou Shrine, and Kuanzhai Alley, and unveiled the Investment Office of the Royal Thai ConsulateGeneral in Chengdu. The article believes these arrangements reflect Thailand's hope to deepen peopletopeople exchanges and local cooperation through this visit, and also show that ChinaThailand relations continue to extend into emerging fields on the basis of traditional friendship.