The world's largest gathering of Chinese businessmen is about to take place in Thailand between June 24-26 at the 16th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention  or  WCEC  at the China Business Center. Queen Sirikit National Convention

3,000 – 4,000 Chinese businessmen from 40-50 countries around the world come together to meet this time. to open up new cooperation in business and investment to revive an economy that has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the past 3 years under the theme of the meeting Let's create a new history with the wisdom of Chinese businessmen

On February 22, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Has joined forces with the government Announcement of readiness to host Thailand by  Narongsak Putthapornmongkol,  Chairman of the Board The Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce said that Chinese businessmen around the world are an important business group. And is the power for economic development and prosperity of various countries.
 
Under the impact of the COVID epidemic in the past 3 years that has affected the global economy. Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce as one of the organizers of the World Chinese Business Forum It is committed to creating a new platform for the sustainable development of Chinese businessmen around the world after the COVID era. together to find new opportunities under the crisis and discussed multilateral cooperation and various forms of business cooperation. to open a new era in business and investment between Thailand and other countries to create a community of common destiny for global Chinese businessmen.


Narongsak Putthapornmongkol  Chairman of the Board The Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (middle) held a press conference on Thailand's readiness.

Chairman Narongsak also said Thailand is the center country of ASEAN. and is the country where Chinese businessmen reside the most It has a strong industrial and commercial foundation. It has extensive cooperation with China and the world.

Currently, the Thai government is promoting in-depth connectivity between Thailand 4.0, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), and China's Belt and Road-BRI, as well as linking opportunities from the development of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay. development of hainan free trade zone Economic Corridors of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and China's Yangtze River Delta

In addition, with the progress of RCEP, Thailand has become the first choice for investment by Chinese investors. 
 
 “This meeting We expect at least 3,000 – 4,000 Chinese businessmen from 40 – 50 countries around the world to attend. Only from China It is expected that there will be at least 1,000 people during the 3 days of the meeting. It is expected that there will be 400-500 million baht in money flowing and causing subsequent investment expansion of several tens of millions of baht, ”said the chairman of the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

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Jurin Laksanawisit,   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce

Jurin Laksanawisit,   Deputy Prime Minister And the Minister of Commerce said that the arrangement of this World Chinese Business Meeting It has a positive effect on the international trade economy of Thailand. This will create a strong trade and investment cooperation.

The Ministry of Commerce is pleased to support And fully push for cooperation and good results for both sides and believe that all sectors in Thailand are ready to work closely together. to achieve the goal and vision of creating a new dimension of China-Thailand is far from each other. Brothers and sisters as well as driving action to develop a comprehensive relationship.

In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Jurin He also added that throughout the period4 Year of taking office have the opportunity to jointly strengthen Thai-Chinese relations It can be seen from the trade value between Thailand and China throughout the year 2022, in which China is Thailand's number 1 trade partner, with a total trade value of 3.69 trillion baht, an increase of 1.53 percent compared to 2021 and accounting for 17.9 percent of Thailand's total international trade value

In addition, Thailand has advanced trade agreements linking China at all levels. from enhancing the ASEAN-China FTA/ the implementation of the RCEP/ to the provincial and sub-city agreements or “mini FTAs” currently signed with Hainan. and Gansu Province It is scheduled to be signed with Shenzhen on March 1, as well as with Yunnan in the near future.

Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok Said that the 16th World Chinese Business Forum will be attended by Chinese businessmen from around the world. and have family or accompanying people traveling in Thailand which is considered to stimulate the economy to circulate in the country and also aims to create tourism within various neighborhoods as well This is an important opportunity to host visitors and develop sustainable quality tourism.
 
Boonyong Yongcharoenrat, vice president of the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 16th World Chinese Business Forum. The “World Chinese Business Forum (WCEC)”  was established by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce The first meeting was held in 1991 and held every two years. 
 
The 15th World Chinese Business Forum is the latest. Held in London in 2019 due to the recent COVID epidemic. making the world business meeting of Chinese people Except for a period of up to 4 years.
 
The 16th WCEC Conference is scheduled to be held. June 24-26, 2023 is a good time to host the first WCEC event after the spread of COVID-19. The main venue of the meeting will be at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok.
 
The schedule of the conference is divided into opening ceremony, main forum, parallel sub-forums and study visit support activities. business matching friendly golf and an exhibition. The closing ceremony is the Global Chinese Business Gala.



The Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Invitation letter has been issued to major business organizations in the world (such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Macau, China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA, Brazil, Dubai, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, UK, etc.) as well as large Chinese business groups. and organizations in the Thai business sector. 
 
It is therefore hoped that this WCEC conference will attract more than 2,000 Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese businessmen and expects a total of 4,000 followers to visit Thailand. Including approximately 1,000 Chinese and Thai businessmen of Chinese descent living in Thailand who will attend this meeting. 
 
The official website of the conference is www.16th-wcec.org. and the conference email is: info@16th-wcec.org The meeting registration system will open in early March. Invited Chinese businessmen from all over the world can register through the conference website. And can also keep up with the latest information of the meeting. Including Thailand's economic and trade policies regarding investment through the website.
 
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