On April 28, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa in Rio de Janeiro.

Wang Yi said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 50 years ago, the two sides have respected each other's development paths and supported each other's core interests. They have always been partners in common development and revitalization, as well as stabilizing forces in maintaining the norms of international relations. In February this year, the leaders of both countries reached new and important common understandings on advancing the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future, charting the course for the development of bilateral relations. The Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries made it clear that China will deepen friendly cooperation with neighboring countries and ensure that the achievements of Chinese modernization benefit the region even more. China has consistently prioritized the development of China-Thailand relations in its neighborhood diplomacy and is ready to work with Thailand to strengthen the traditional friendship of "China and Thailand as close as one family", deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and inject more certainty into regional peace and stability. China welcomes Thailand to become a BRICS partner country and supports Thailand's comprehensive participation in BRICS cooperation.

Maris Sangiampongsa said that the friendship between Thailand and China has withstood the test of time, with both countries maintaining close ties and their partnership continuously deepening. The Thai side welcomes the successful convening of China's Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries and believes that Chinese modernization will bring enormous opportunities to Thailand. It is a great pleasure for Thailand to attend the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs as a partner country. Thailand looks forward to joining the BRICS family at an early date, so as to strengthen cooperation in the Global South and safeguard the common interests of developing countries.

Both sides expressed their commitment to enhancing exchanges at all levels and in various fields, accelerating the construction of the China-Thailand Railway, and advancing the early implementation of the vision of interconnected development of China, Laos and Thailand. The two sides will continue to promote international cooperation on giant pandas to bring the people of the two countries even closer.

Both sides will play their role as co-chairs of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and work for more outcomes. The two sides will continue to strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation among China, Myanmar, and Thailand, and resolutely and effectively combat cross-border crimes such as telecom fraud. The two sides will accelerate the development of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0, jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system, and advance trade liberalization and facilitation.