Home / International / FM Press Releases Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
China calls for stability in Thailand
Adjust font size:

China on Tuesday voiced its "sincere" hope of political stability in Thailand after a state of emergency was declared in Bangkok in the morning.

"As a friendly neighbor of Thailand, we have closely followed the developments there and sincerely hope that Thailand can maintain political stability," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regular briefing here.

On Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej announced imposing a state of emergency in the Thai capital following violent clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in the early morning that left one dead and 44 injured.

Violence broke out when pro-government supporters, led by the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship, marched after midnight towards the Government House compound. It had been occupied by anti-government protesters, led by the People's Alliance for Democracy, since Aug. 26 in its attempt to oust Samak's cabinet.

(Xinhua News Agency September 3, 2008)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Thailand protests escalated
- Thailand, in state of emergency, bans gatherings
- Tourists back home from Thailand as protests continue
Most Viewed >>
- Pakistani PM escapes assassination attempt
- McCain defends selection of Palin
- Taliban: No plan to kill Chinese hostages
- Republican VP candidate's teenager daughter pregnant
- Georgia formally breaks ties with Russia
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies