Thailand, China sign four MoUs

Published: 21 Nov 2012 at 17.45
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BANGKOK - Thailand and China on Wednesday signed four memorandums of agreement on bilateral cooperation, extradition of criminals, education and the rice trade.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao speaks with His Majesty the King during an audience granted Wednesday. Mr Wen was accompanied by Chinese aides and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. (Photo courtesy Royal Household Bureau)

The first MoU, signed by Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, aims to boost cooperation between Thailand and China.

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eca
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Discussion 6 : 22 Nov 2012 at 17.386
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Your little heart is hurt? Kevin Michael Rudd, former PM of Australia, and Jon Huntsman, former state governor, US ambassador to China, Republican presidential candidate, speak fluent Chinese. Timothy Franz Geithner, the current US Secretary of the Treasury, once studied Chinese language in Peking University in 1980s. Obama’s daughters are having some Chinese language classes. Singapore is encouraging English and Chinese bilingual educations in recent years..
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Discussion 5 : 21 Nov 2012 at 22.345
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Most big chinese factories and wholesalers have english speaking workers/managers.
Some of the biggest retail outlets in uk buy alot of their items from china, flying out to china to meet the managers etc. They all speak english and if they dont they have translators as not many of the uk staff that go out can speak chinese!
The chinese WANT to do business with the rest of world THAT is the difference!
Yes it would be good if we could speak chinese maybe get better deals but most thais i know struggle with thai, let alone english and chinese, education in thailand is disgraceful!
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Discussion 4 : 21 Nov 2012 at 21.414
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So after Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, the circle is full.
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Discussion 3 : 21 Nov 2012 at 20.013
Why doesn't China promote Thai language learning in China?
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Discussion 2 : 21 Nov 2012 at 19.592
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Chinese: 2000 characters. English, 26 letters. Pick your pick.
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Discussion 1 : 21 Nov 2012 at 18.321
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China will continue to promote Chinese language learning in Thailand, he added. I think starting with proper English would be more beneficial...
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