China has developed one of the world’s largest and most competitive construction
industries with particular expertise in the civil works critical for infrastructure
development coupled with its ability to provide the necessary financial assistance to the
countries in need including Thailand. On the other hand, China’s industrialization drive
and massive inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country led to fast
growing manufacturing economy which requires inputs that are outstripping the
country’s domestic resources, hence the need to source them from abroad including
Thailand which is well blessed with these resources.