On 19 January 2023, Ms. Lada Phumas, Consul-General of Thailand in Shanghai, received Dr. Wang Junwei, Executive Director of Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center Bangkok (CAS ICCB), at the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai.

 

Both sides reviewed the progress of Thailand - China cooperation on science, technology and innovation (STI) in 2022 – especially in the context of Thailand - Yangtze River Delta (YRD) relations – which was reinvigorated by the visit to Thailand of President Xi Jinping in November 2022. They further discussed CAS ICCB’s work plan in 2023 to advance this mutually beneficial cooperation, including the exchange of high-level visits and furthering cooperation on the Thailand Tokamak-1 (TT-1) project, green technology, medical science and modern agriculture, among others. Deepening STI cooperation in the context of ASEAN and Mekong - Lancang Cooperation (MLC) was also raised.

 

This is an annual meeting that Consulate-General has had with CAS ICCB in the past three years. CAS ICCB was set up in 2017 to promote Thailand - China STI cooperation, with the current office located at Block 28, Building D on the premises of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. It also shares the office with China - Thailand ASEAN Innovation Hub, which was founded in 2020.