The 1st SPRITS International Forum on Thai Studies
Thailand's 4.0 Strategy and China's Belt
and Road Initiative
October 18, 2017, Chengdu
Background
Both "Thailand's 4.0 Strategy" and "China's Belt and Road Initiative" provide significant opportunities to its own nation and neighboring countries. "Thailand's 4.0 strategy" focuses on improving Thailand to be a value-based and
innovation-driven economy by promoting technology and creativity. While "China's
Belt and Road Initiative" emphasizes on connectivity and cooperation between
Eurasian countries, within which Thailand plays an increasingly important role
on the Maritime Silk Road.
Sichuan Provincial Research Institute of Thai Studies (SPRITS) is hosting The
1st SPRITS International Forum on Thai Studies: Thailand's 4.0 Strategy and
China's Belt and Road Initiative, hoping to provide an academic
and professional platform for scholars and practitioners to share their
knowledge and practices for better communications and further collaborations.
Time
8:30-12:00, October 18, 2017
Venue
Room A103, Chengdu University Academic
Exchange Center
Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, P. R. China
Organizers
Sichuan Provincial Research Institute of
Thai Studies (SPRITS), China
College of Foreign Languages and Cultures,
Chengdu University, China
Co-organizers
Department of Science and Research of
Chengdu University, China
Office of International Cooperation and
Exchanges of Chengdu University, China
Schedule
8:30-9:00 am: Registration
9:00-9:30 am: Opening
remarks, welcome speech and group photos
9:30-12:00 am: Meeting
12:10 am- : Closing remarks
