Zhou Zuyi, Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, met in Fuzhou with Dhanin Chearavanont, Senior Chairman of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), and his delegation. In recent days, several provincial party secretaries and governors have met with Dhanin Chearavanont.
According to Southeast TV—Fujian TV News, last Saturday, Zhou Zuyi met with Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation in Fuzhou. Both parties exchanged views on deepening cooperation in fields such as modern agriculture, the marine economy, and green energy. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Zhao Long, as well as Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Fuzhou Municipal Party Secretary Guo Ningning, attended the meeting.
According to reports, Zhou Zuyi, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, welcomed Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation to Fujian for their visit. After a brief introduction to Fujian’s basic provincial conditions, Zhou Zuyi stated that Fujian's sound economic and social development is inseparable from the strong support of overseas and domestic Chinese and businesspeople and expressed sincere thanks. He also expressed hope that Dhanin Chearavanont would leverage his advantages in overseas Chinese circles to actively build connections and lead more overseas Chinese entrepreneurs to invest and start businesses in Fujian and share business opportunities. "We will make good use of the new 'overseas Chinese card' in the new era, provide high-quality services, and create a favorable environment."
According to the report, Dhanin Chearavanont thanked the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Government for their concern and support for CP Group’s development and introduced the group and its plans for layout in Fujian. He said that CP Group is full of confidence in Fujian's development prospects and will continue to expand its investment and industrial scale in Fujian in the next step, using technological innovation to lead industrial innovation, helping integrate the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries in the local area, driving more farmers toward common prosperity, and contributing to Fujian’s construction and development.
Provincial leaders Wu Xielin and Lin Wenbin, as well as CP Group Chairman Soopakij Chearavanont, attended the meeting.
Dhanin Chearavanont, 87, is originally from Shantou, Guangdong. According to the “Political Bureau,” a new media outlet of Beijing Youth Daily, in recent times, several provincial-level party and government leaders have met with Dhanin Chearavanont. On February 25, Tianjin Party Secretary Chen Min’er and Deputy Secretary and Mayor Zhang Gong met with Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation. On February 26, Sichuan Provincial Party Secretary Wang Xiaohui met with Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation in Chengdu. On March 24, Hainan Provincial Party Secretary Feng Fei and Governor Liu Xiaoming met with Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation, who were in Boao to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026. On April 10, Hunan Provincial Party Secretary Shen Xiaoming met with Dhanin Chearavanont and his delegation in Changsha.