On the evening of November 20 local time, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, for an official visit to Thailand.

As two friendly neighbors, China and Thailand have maintained stable and healthy relations and conducted fruitful cooperation in various fields, which have benefited the two peoples, Wen told reporters en route to Bangkok from Phnom Penh. During the two-day visit, Wen will meet with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, and attend the inauguration ceremony of the China Culture Center in Bangkok. He will also meet with representatives of overseas Chinese living in Thailand to express the care and solicitudes of the motherland for overseas Chinese. The Chinese premier believed that his visit will elevate the China-Thailand comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation to a new level.

In the evening, Premier Wen arrived in Bangkok, capital of Thailand and was greeted by the Thai deputy prime minster and Chinese ambassador to Thailand at the airport.

Wen left Phnom Penh after a visit to Cambodia, where he also attended a series of meetings of East Asian leaders. Senior officials from the Cambodian government, Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Yang Xiuping and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue saw off Premier Wen at the airport.