The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai, in collaboration with the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and the Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board (Invest Shanghai), successfully organized the 4^th Bangkok - Shanghai Economic Conference on 24 August 2021 at the Sukhothai Shanghai, under the theme “Synergizing Thailand’s BCG with China’s High-Quality Development: From EEC to YRD”. There were around 60 government officials and business executives shown on-site while over 5,000 people joined live broadcast.

          Ms. Lada Phumas, the Thai Consul-General in Shanghai, delivered opening remarks emphasizing the complementarity between the national development strategies of Thailand and China and expressing views on some specific areas of cooperation and partnerships between Thailand, in particular Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), and the Yangtze River integrated economic region. Followed by the remarks of Ms. Zhu Yi, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, she highlighted China - Thailand investment cooperation, potential areas of Chinese investment on BCG in Thailand, and roles of RCEP in China and ASEAN economic cooperation.

          On this occasion, H.E. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Dr. Kanit Sangsubhan, Secretary-General of the EEC Secretariat of Thailand and Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Thailand, were invited to address, from policy makers’ perspectives, on implications and opportunities arising from Thailand’s Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model and the EEC. Recommendations on how the YRD and EEC can be further connected through the BCG, which is key to a “build back stronger and better” environment while facing unprecedented challenges, were also highlighted for the very first time to the Chinese investors and businesses.

          In addition, the participants were able to get first-hand information and experiences on actual investment in Thailand and China through the Panel Discussion and Q&A with regulators and actual invertors in Thailand. They shared experiences of investment environment and trade facilitation in Thailand particularly in key BCG areas and EEC investment platform.

          This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the Communist Party of China and the 30^th anniversary of ASEAN - China Dialogue Relations. The 4^th Bangkok - Shanghai Economic Conference is part of series of activities the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai organized throughout the year such as the webinar on “Digital Yuan and the YRD Strategy: Challenges to Thai Businesses”, Thai Festival in Shanghai 2021, Thai Film Week 2021 and the Thai Canapé night with the Royal Thai Consulate-General, etc.