From December 25 to 26, Ambassador Zhang Jianwei visited Songkhla Province in southern Thailand. He met with Mr. Ratsasart Chidchu, Governor of Songkhla Province, visited Chinese schools and communities in Hat Yai to learn about disaster relief efforts and extended his solidarity to local overseas Chinese. Ambassador Zhang visited the Confucius Institute and Confucius Classrooms to express his sympathy to Chinese teachers and students affected by the disaster, witnessed donations from Chinese alumni associations and Chinese enterprises to the disaster area. Ambassador Zhang visited Prince of Songkla University, and held discussions with the Joint Committee of Muslims of the 15 Southern Provinces of Thailand. Consul General Wang Zhijian, Minister-Counselor Wu Jian, and Counselor Xu Lan from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand were also at present.

Ambassador Zhang expressed his solidarity and sympathy to the overseas Chinese community, thanked the Thai government for its effective assistance to the stranded Chinese citizens, praised the local Chinese community for its timely help and rescue efforts, and commended the Chinese teachers and student representatives for their calm, orderly, and mutually supportive approach in the face of the disaster. Ambassador Zhang stated that after the floods, Chinese leaders immediately sent messages of condolence to Thailand, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in Thailand coordinated all available resources to provide assistance, and Thai-Chinese communities and Chinese-funded institutions actively supported the disaster area, fully demonstrating the profound friendship of "China and Thailand are as close as one family." He expressed his belief that with the joint efforts of the Thai government and all sectors of society, the people in the disaster area will overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.

Ambassador Zhang emphasized that China and Thailand are good relatives, good friends, and good partners, and that China-Thailand relations are at their best historical period. King Vajiralongkorn's made the historic state visit to China. The two heads of state reached an important consensus on the development of China-Thailand relations and outlined a new blueprint. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, demonstrating China's firm determination to seize opportunities and continuously advance Chinese-style modernization. China's development and progress will bring more opportunities to China and Thailand, and to their people.

Local government officials warmly welcomed Ambassador Zhang's visit, expressed their gratitude for China's assistance and support during the floods in southern Thailand, highly praised China's economic and social development achievements, and expressed their hope to continue deepening friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation with China to better benefit the people of both countries. Overseas Chinese and Chinese teachers and students in southern Thailand were greatly encouraged by Ambassador Zhang's visit, grateful for the care and concern shown by their motherland and the embassy and consulates, and expressed their willingness to make new contributions to promoting friendship and people-to-people exchanges of the two countries.