{"id":2171,"date":"2025-11-14T19:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:04:49","slug":"xi-jinping-pledges-deeper-ties-during-thai-kings-first-china-visit-xi-jinping-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2171","title":{"rendered":"Xi Jinping pledges deeper ties during Thai king\u2019s first China visit | Xi Jinping News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>China\u2019s president says the two countries are like \u2018family\u2019, pledging to \u2018strengthen strategic alignment\u2019 with the Southeast Asian nation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged closer ties with Thailand during the first-ever visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, Xi on Friday described the two countries as \u201cfamily\u201d, and told the royals his country would \u201cstrengthen strategic alignment\u201d with the Southeast Asian nation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who has rarely made overseas state visits since he ascended the throne nine years ago, is in Beijing with his wife, Queen Suthida, for his first official visit to China.<\/p>\n<p>Xi said cooperation would be expanded on a China-Thailand railway link as well as in emerging fields like artificial intelligence, aerospace and the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing Vajiralongkorn\u2019s choice of China as his first major country for a state visit \u2026 fully demonstrates the high importance he attaches to China-Thailand relations,\u201d Xi said, according to CCTV.<\/p>\n<p>Vajiralongkorn described his country\u2019s relationship with China as \u201cbrotherly cooperation\u201d and expressed his desire to deepen exchanges in various areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Thai royals were scheduled to visit a Buddhist temple and an aerospace development hub in Beijing, as well as attend a state banquet.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand was a key ally of the United States during the Cold War, but China is the kingdom\u2019s biggest trading partner and increasingly a source of military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries have recently stepped up a joint crackdown on telecommunications fraud and illegal gambling gangs that operate in border areas, mostly in Myanmar, and often target Chinese nationals.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Thailand extradited Chinese national She Zhijiang, who is allegedly linked to a lucrative scam hub in Myanmar. He had been in Thai custody since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>China also pushed for a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, a close partner of Beijing, after border clashes in the summer caused dozens of deaths.<\/p>\n<p>That truce has proved fragile, with Thailand on Monday pausing its implementation after claiming a blast from a newly laid landmine had wounded four of its soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides have subsequently traded accusations of further clashes along their border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s president says the two countries are like \u2018family\u2019, pledging to \u2018strengthen strategic alignment\u2019 with the Southeast Asian nation. 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