President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, held a welcoming ceremony for His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana at the square outside the Eastern Entrance of the Great Hall of the People on 14 November 2025 at 10.35 hr (local time).

Upon the arrival of His Majesty the King, a guard of honor lined up in salutation. President Xi and His Majesty the King stepped onto a stand, after which a military band played the Royal Anthem of Thailand and the national anthem of China. A 21-gun salute was fired in Tiananmen Square. Then His Majesty reviewed the guard of honor of the People’s Liberation Army and watched the march-past in President Xi’s company. 

After the welcoming ceremony, Their Majesties the King and Queen proceeded to the Great Hall of the People and attended a meeting with President Xi, who expressed condolences over the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.

President Xi said that the Thai Royal Family has historically profound relations with China and has also made important contributions to promoting friendship between the two countries. Over the past half-century, China and Thailand have always worked hand in hand and helped each other, and have truly been good relatives, good friends, and good partners. 

Standing at a new historical starting point, President Xi said that he is ready to work with His Majesty the King of Thailand to usher in greater progress in the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future in the next 50 years, and jointly write a brand new chapter of China-Thailand friendship.

According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Xi said that China is ready to enhance strategic synergy with Thailand, steadily advance cooperation on major projects such as the China-Thailand railway, to increase imports of Thailand’s high-quality agricultural products, and to expand cooperation in emerging areas, including artificial intelligence, digital economy, aviation, and aerospace, so that more cooperation benefits can be delivered to both peoples. It is important to strengthen cultural connectivity, promote people-to-people exchanges, and bring the two peoples closer through more visits. China stands ready to actively support public welfare programs of the Thai Royal Family, increase exchanges on poverty alleviation experience, and help Thailand improve the well-being of its people.

His Majesty the King, meanwhile, said that he was pleased to pay a state visit to China and that tremendous changes have taken place in China since his previous visit many years ago. His Majesty expressed congratulations on China’s significant achievements in economic and social development.

His Majesty the King also stated that Thailand would like to learn from China’s development experience, expand cooperation with China across various fields, and strengthen people-to-people ties, so that the Thailand-China friendship will have deeper roots in the hearts of the peoples of both countries.