Embassy of Thailand in China

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Read More

Embassy

Address: No.40 Guang Hua Lu Postal Code: 100600 Tel:  ( ? ) (+86) 10 6532 1749 (+86) 10 6532 2151 Fax: (+86) 10 6532 1748 Email: thaibej@public.bta.net.cn Website: Website ( + ) Departments of Embassy

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Thailand China Relations

China – Thailand relations officially started in November 1975 after years of negotiations.

History

The Sultanate of Malacca voluntarily became a protectorate and tributary state to Ming dynasty China, which protected Malacca against its enemies with military force, allowing the muslim Sultanate to prosper. the Chinese warded off Thailand and Majapahit from conquering Malacca, and also engaged in war against Portugal for conquering Malacca.

At the foundation of Malacca, the native peoples were the peoples with Hinduism and Buddhism influence. According to the annals record, at the time Parameswara founded Malacca, the country was often attacked by the old enemies Majapahit and the rivals from northern area of Malacca, Ayutthaya Kingdom. Malacca able to hold position and fight back the enemies. Parameswara decided to send his ambassador to visit the Emperor of China, one of the superpower of the period, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and both agreed to become allies. Ever since the agreement between Malacca Empire and China Empire, the Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom and Majapahit Empire never intended to attack Malacca. Later some record suggested that during the trade activities and arrival of the Chinese-muslim admiral "Cheng Ho" or Zheng He, Parameswara converted to islam and adopted an Islamic name, Sultan Iskandar Shah. The new religion spread quickly throughout his conversion and the voyage of Zheng He.

Ming dynasty China warned Thailand and the Majapahit against trying to conquer and attack the Malacca sultanate, placing the Malacca Sultanate under Chinese protection as a protectorate, and giving the ruler of Malacca the title of King. The Chinese strengthened several warehouses in Malacca. The muslim Sultanate flourished due to the Chinese protection against the Thai and other powers who wanted to attack Malacca. Thailand was also a tributary to China and had to obey China's orders not to attack

Bilateral relations

The bilateral trade relations have grown from year to year. Sino-Thailand bilateral trade volume in 1999 was of US $4.22 billion . Trade volume between the two countries reached US $25.3 billions in 2006, 31.07 billion dollars in 2007 and 36.2 billion dollars in 2008.

China's export to Thailand were computer components, electrical motors, consumer electronics, machinery, metal products, chemicals and clothing.

Thailand's export to China were computer components, rubber, refined oil, plastic pellets, chemical electronics, crude oil and wood products.

China is Thailand's second largest export market. China is also Thailand's largest importer of goods into the country in 2010.

China and Thailand has signed a Free Trade Agreement back in 2003 which covered agricultural products. It was also known as an early harvest agreement on agricultural products in 2003. A comprehensive agreement is still pending negotiations.

China has planned to create China City Complex in Thailand to boost trade and get around trade barriers in the ASEAN region as well as other large foreign Markets which Thailand has trade agreements with such as the United States and European Union. China take advantage of the ASEAN–China Free Trade Area which came into effect January 1, 2010 which will allow its goods to be exported through ASEAN countries with zero or reduced trade barriers.

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If you are from Thailand and you wish to visit china, Please Visit China Embassy in Thailand

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