Thai-Chinese Friendship Association presents heart-to-heart artistic design to celebrate establishment of diplomatic relations

Thai-Chinese Friendship Association presents a heart-to- heart artistic design to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Thai-Chinese Friendship Association has marked the 47th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on July 1 and has joined other societies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in promoting regional community.

Korn Dabbaransi, the president of Thai-Chinese Friendship Association based in Bangkok, expressed his wishes by reiterating that China and Thailand cherish one-family kinship. Korn, the former deputy prime minister of Thailand, said that ASEAN and China should strive for common development as a one-family community at a regional online forum on June 30.

A joint communique was issued by representatives from 10 ASEAN countries and China at the conclusion of the 13th Conference on ASEAN-China People to People Friendship hosted online by the Laos-China Friendship Association in Vientiane.

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The conference was hosted by the Laos-China Friendship Association.

Speaking from the Lao capital, Phet Phomphiphak, president of Laos-China Friendship Association LCFA said the associations encourage dialogue and international cooperation at three levels, including the capitals or provinces of ASEAN countries and China, between ASEAN and China s districts or cities and between friendship schools or hospitals of ASEAN countries and China.

Moreover, to push forward the traditional friendship between ASEAN-China as a family, various sides should jointly safeguard regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.

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Other ASEAN speakers on June 30 include President of Brunei-China Friendship Association Md Firdaus Abd Rahman, President of Cambodia-China Friendship Association Ek Sam Ol, Chairman of the Association for Indonesia-China Friendship Association Abdul Majid, President of the Association for Philippines-China Friendship Association U Sein Win Aung, President of Singapore-China Friendship Association Phua Kok Khoo, and Executive Vice President of Vietnam-China Friendship Association Nguyen Van Tho.

According to the associations' follow-up mechanism, the 4th Leaders Meeting of ASEAN-China People-to-People Friendship Organizations will be held in China in 2023.