泰国驻沪总领事馆举办第八届曼谷-上海经济会议
共庆泰中建交50周年
共促泰国与长三角先进制造业合作

The Consulate-General Organized the 8th Bangkok - Shanghai Economic Conference
to Foster Thailand - YRD Advanced Manufacturing Cooperation
in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Thailand - China Diplomatic Relations

2025年7月31日，为庆祝2025年泰中建交50周年，泰王国驻上海总领事馆携手上海市外国投资促进中心（投资上海），在上海扬子江丽笙精选酒店成功举办第八届曼谷-上海经济会议（BSEC）。

On 31 July 2025, the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai, in cooperation with Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board and Shanghai Overseas Investment Development Board (Invest Shanghai), organized the 8th Bangkok - Shanghai Economic Conference (BSEC) at Radisson Collection Yangtze Shanghai in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Thailand - China Diplomatic Relations in 2025.

自2018年起每年举办的曼谷-上海经济会议，持续深化泰国与上海及长三角地区的经济伙伴关系。值此泰中友谊五十周年金禧之际，第八届会议进一步扩大合作广度与深度，吸引约250名两国高级官员、政策制定者、商界领袖、学者及媒体代表参与，取得丰硕务实成果。本届会议以"深化泰国与长三角先进制造业合作"为主题，重点聚焦人工智能、半导体与生物医药三大未来产业——这些领域既彰显长三角核心优势，又与泰国发展战略高度契合。

Held annually since 2018, the BSEC promotes Thailand’s closer economic partnership with Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region as a whole.  On the Golden Jubilee of Thailand - China Friendship, the 8th BSEC expanded its scope and level of engagements to deliver more concrete results, with around 250 participants including high-level officials, policymakers, business leaders, academics and media representatives from both sides.  The theme of this year’s Conference was “Fostering Advanced Manufacturing Cooperation between Thailand and the YRD”, with the focus on AI, semiconductors and biomedicine - the three key future industries that highlight Shanghai and the YRD’s comparative strength and fully match with Thailand’s interests.

泰国驻沪总领事彬娜·安平乐在欢迎辞中强调，泰国与长三角应加强研发协作、投资与产业融合、商业网络构建；上海市商务委员会副主任何冬宾则提出深化多边伙伴关系、创新与人才培养、外部风险管理等合作方向。

In welcoming remarks, Ms. Prinat Apirat, Consul-General of Thailand in Shanghai, stressed greater Thailand - YRD cooperation in R&D collaboration, investment and industrial integration, and business networking; while Mr. He Dongbin, Deputy Director-General of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce highlighted enhancing cooperation in multistakeholder partnership, innovation and talent cultivation, and external risks management.  

泰国高等教育科研与创新部常务秘书苏帕才教授在首场主旨演讲中指出，泰国与长三角在高效能研发、科产融合及人力资源开发方面利益交融，特别是助力泰国实现2030年半导体专业人才8000人、电动汽车人才15万人、人工智能专家5万人的培养目标。出席会议的重要嘉宾还包括浙江省外事办公室副主任陈江风、安徽省外事办公室副主任杨小琳等。

In the keynote address in Session 1, His Excellency Professor Dr. Supachai Pathumnakul, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, recognized Thailand - YRD common interest in high-impact R&D, more linkages between science and industry as well as human resource development especially in helping to realize Thailand’s 2030 goal in producing 8,000 specialists in semiconductors, 150,000 in electric vehicles and 50,000 in AI. Other high-level officers that were in attendance of the Conference included Mr. Chen Jiangfeng, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Department of Zhejiang Province, and Ms. Yang Xiaolin, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Anhui Province. 

在会议第二环节中，中泰两国政策制定者与商界领袖围绕产业转型、数字化与绿色转型展开务实对话，充分结合泰国4.0战略与中国新质生产力发展要求，并聚焦江苏、浙江两省实践案例。泰国工业联合会主席张学善、泰国工业部工业经济办公室宏观产业政策处处长尼昂·素坤、中国贸促会江苏分会副会长丛苏峰、中国贸促会浙江省委员会副会长林炜等嘉宾发表见解。

In Session 2, key policymakers and business leaders exchanged views on concrete cooperation in industrial transformation, digitalization and green transition, leveraging on Thailand 4.0 policy and China’s New Quality Productive Forces including in the context of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.  Speakers comprised Mr. Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI); Ms. Ni-on Sukhum, Director of Macro Industrial Policy Division, Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry of Thailand; Mr. Cong Sufeng, Vice Chairman of CCPIT Jiangsu; and Mr. Lin Wei, Vice Chairman of CCPIT Zhejiang. 

第三环节由泰国投资促进委员会上海办事处主任钟宝芬、上海市外国投资促进中心主任薛锋分别介绍泰国与上海的营商环境、产业生态体系及投资促进政策。

As for Session 3, Ms. Donlaporn Ajavavarakula, Director of Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Shanghai Office, and Mr. Xue Feng, President of Invest Shanghai, presented on Thailand and Shanghai’s business environment as well as pertinent industrial ecosystem and investment promotion incentives.

会议压轴环节聚焦三大重点产业，中泰双方代表进行专题推介。演讲嘉宾包括：泰国工业联合会副主席兼工业信息与通信技术研究所主席普拉农塔·蒂塔武诺、上海市人工智能技术协会副会长、上海飒智智能科技有限公司董事长兼CEO 张建政博士、泰国微电子中心首席研究员乌提南·詹萨奇里博士、上海工研院产业生态部副主任冯俊伟、泰国工业联合会生物技术产业俱乐部主席纳帕苏特·帕提拉辛西里 博士、江苏恒瑞医药股份有限公司副总裁沈亚平。

The Conference concluded with Session 4, where representatives from the Thai side and the Chinese side from the aforementioned three key industrial sectors made presentations.  Speakers included Mr. Pranontha Titavunno, Vice Chairman of FTI & Chairman of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology for Industries, FTI; Mr. Zhang Jianzheng, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal AI Association & Chairman and CEO of Shanghai SAGE Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.; Dr. Wutthinan Jeamsaksiri, Principal Researcher, Thai Microelectronics Center; Mr. Feng Junwei, Vice Director of Department of Industrial Ecosystem, Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute; Dr. Natphasuth Phatirasinsiri, Chairman of the Biotech Industry Club, FTI; and Mr. Shen Yaping, Vice President of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd.

本届会议为中泰代表搭建了技术交流和商业合作的优质平台。活动现场设有投资上海、泰国投促委上海办、泰国国家科技发展署、泰国国家创新局、泰国生命科学卓越中心等机构展台，以及盘谷银行、开泰银行、汇商银行三家泰资银行的咨询服务专区。

The 8th BSEC provided a platform for Thai and Chinese representatives to network and explore potential technological and business cooperation.  At the event, there was also a display of information tables of Invest Shanghai, BOI Shanghai Office, National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand, National Innovation Agency of Thailand, Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences as well as three Thai commercial banks in China, namely, Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn Bank and Siam Commercial Bank. 

长三角地区是泰国在华重要经济合作伙伴。2024年泰中贸易总额中，泰国与长三角贸易额达518亿美元，同比增长6.1%，占比38.2%。去年中国以约50亿美元对泰直接投资申请额成为泰国第二大外资来源地，其中超半数投资申请来自长三角企业，主要集中在电动汽车、机械装备、数字技术与电子元器件等领域。

The YRD is an important economic partner of Thailand in China.  In 2024, Thailand - YRD trade amounted to USD 51.8 billion, a 6.1% increase year-on-year and accounting for 38.2% of Thailand - China total trade.  Last year, China was the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) applications in Thailand worth around USD 5 billion, where over half of the applications came from the YRD, especially in the EV, machinery, digital and electronics sectors.