On 22 May 2023, the progress meeting of China-Thailand Highspeed Rail Cooperation Project between China State Construction Engineering Team (CSCECTH) and AIT Belt & Road Research Center (AIT BRRC), hosted by Dr. Wenchao Xue, Director of AIT BRRC. Participating in this progress meeting were 11 representatives of CSCECTH, led by Mr. Chongming Liu, Deputy Managing Director of CSCECTH. Also, representatives from School of Engineering and Technology (SET) of Asian Institute of Technology, led by Dr. Kuo-Chieh Chao, Associate Professor of Geotechnical & Earth Resources Engineering (GTE), Prof. Pennung Warnitchai, Professor of Structural Engineering (SE) and Mr. Jungang Luo, Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.

This meeting has conducted in-depth discussions on the research activities, outputs, and further action for the China-Thailand Highspeed Rail Cooperation project. Dr. Kuo-Chieh Chao Prof. Pennung Warnitchai and Mr. Jungang Luo expressed that AIT-SET and BRRC have sufficient strength and confidence to continue and support our partners.