Remarks by Vice Minister Baushuan Ger at a reception to celebrate the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand

• Data Source：Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
• Date：2025-12-02

Baushuan Ger

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Republic of China (Taiwan)

December 2, 2025

(As Prepared for Delivery)

The Honorable Narong Boonsatheanwong, Executive Director of the Thailand Trade and Economic Office;

Excellencies Ambassadors and Honorable Representatives;

Distinguished guests;

Ladies and gentlemen:

Good evening. Sa-wa-dee-krap.

It is a great pleasure to join you tonight for this celebration of the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I wish to extend our congratulations on this momentous occasion.

At this time, I would also like to offer my heartfelt sympathies to the royal family and the people of Thailand on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother.

The people and government of Taiwan still cherish the memory of her 1963 visit to Taiwan with His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Moreover, I would like to convey my highest respects to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the people and government of Thailand.

Taiwan and Thailand are friendly neighbors only a short flight apart.

Presently, there are 164 weekly direct flights linking our two countries.

More than 1.12 million Taiwanese visited Thailand last year, making full use of visa-free entry treatment.

This means that one out of every three Taiwanese travelers to Southeast Asia had Thailand as their destination.

Also in 2024, travelers from Thailand made nearly 400,000 trips to Taiwan. Nowadays, it is quite easy to hear Sa-wa-dee-krap in Ximending area.

Thriving people-to-people ties have laid a solid foundation for expanding our partnership. Thai workers have long contributed to Taiwan's industries and local communities, and we deeply appreciate their professionalism and efforts as well as the positive impact they have made on our society.

Thais living in Taiwan have shown remarkable solidarity in difficult times. Following recent flooding in Hualien's Guangfu Township, a number of Thai workers volunteered to help with debris clearing.

Their selfless dedication touched people across Taiwan and underscored the strong human bond between our two societies.

Bilateral economic cooperation is equally robust. Taiwan has been a proactive business and investment partner of Thailand for decades.

In 2024, Taiwan was Thailand's fourth-largest source of foreign direct investment, and bilateral trade reached 21 billion US dollars.

Today, more than 150,000 Taiwanese nationals and 5,000 Taiwanese businesses are engaged in Thailand.

With such a foundation and given our economic complementarity, I am confident that Taiwan-Thailand relations will continue to grow and benefit people in both countries, bolstered by our policy of "integrated diplomacy".

In closing, I wish the Kingdom of Thailand continued prosperity and our two nations enduring friendship. I hope you all enjoy the evening, and I wish you good health and every success.

Khoo Sadan Khwam Yindii nai ookad wanchad. Thank you.