China-Thailand Friendship to Be Passed on From Generation to Generation: Chinese PremierSpeaking at a dinner hosted by the Chinese community in Thailand, he said, "the Chinese Thais and the Chinese nationals in Thailand have not only made important contribution to the economic and social development of Thailand, but also played a positive role in China's modernization drive and its great cause of peaceful reunification. " "This," he said, "has won high appraisal and appreciation from the Chinese government and people. I hope that in the new century, the Chinese community in Thailand will, as always, work tirelessly for the economic prosperity and social progress of Thailand and for deeper friendship between China and Thailand." "The Thai government has all along adopted a policy of ethnic equality, which enables the Chinese Thais and Chinese nationals in Thailand to live and work in peace and contentment and coexist in harmony with other ethnic groups in the country," he noted. |
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