Chinese PM to attend centre opening
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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will visit Thailand this month to attend the opening of a Chinese Cultural Centre in Bangkok, a diplomat said.
Zhang Yiming, charge d’affaires at the Chinese Embassy, told reporters at the Thai Journalists Association that the construction of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Thailand was expected to be complete this month. Wen is expected to visit in mid- or late November.
Speaking at the opening of a Chinese language course provided for Thai journalists by the association, Zhang emphasised the strong relationship between Thailand and China, especially in the cultural arena. Thailand is home to 22 Confucius Institutes, more than any other country. And 1,278 volunteer language teachers sent by Beijing teach here. This accounts for a third of all such teachers abroad.
