Bangkok, Aug. 10 -- Chinese investment is driving a wave of high-value projects in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), focusing on advanced technology sectors and fueling the country's ambition to become a crucial global export hub, a top EEC official has said.
Initiated in 2017, the EEC is Thailand's flagship area-based development project, designed to transform three eastern provinces into a leading economic zone for high-tech industries through massive infrastructure upgrades and attractive investment incentives.
As a key foreign investor, Chinese firms have brought higher-value, more complex, and novel technologies to Thailand, marking a significant strategic shift away from traditional manufacturing, said Chula Sukmanop, secr...