Gong Thaparansi is the former deputy prime minister of Thailand and current president of the Thailand-China Friendship Association. The mutual visa exemption policy between China and Thailand will help promote cooperation between the two sides in infrastructure construction, trade, investment and other fields under the "Belt and Road" initiative.

The agreement will officially take effect on March 1. According to the agreement, Chinese personnel holding ordinary official passports and ordinary passports, and Thai personnel. holding ordinary passports can enter the other country without a visa, and their single stay shall not exceed 30 days.