Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Shanghai on July 17.

Gong said that Shanghai has established friendship-city relationships with Chiang Mai Province and Bangkok, and that the two sides have achieved positive outcomes through practical cooperation.

He called for deeper scientific and technological cooperation in frontier fields such as artificial intelligence and encouraged greater two-way tourism between Shanghai and Thailand to further strengthen the close bond between the Chinese and Thai peoples.

Anutin said he looked forward to expanding practical cooperation in trade, investment, and high-tech fields, particularly in artificial intelligence. He also expressed hope that exchanges and cooperation with Shanghai would be further strengthened across various fields through the friendship-city mechanism.

He added that Thailand will actively support Thai companies in participating in the China International Import Expo, enabling them to make the most of the opportunities in the Chinese market.