by Phraprommangkalachan (Author)
The First Confucius Institute of Maritime Silk Road was founded by Phraphrommankalachan to create a new way in the promotion of Chinese history, culture and language in the educational institutions, government offices, and private organizations which was established during the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand. Phraprommangkalachan in his speech during the establishment of the First Confucius Institute of Marine Silk Road said that, Chinese President Xi Jinping's initiation of "One Belt and One Road" diplomatic strategy embodies a great contribution China makes to world peace and to the mutual development of neighboring countries. In the report of Hanban (2015), the establishment of the Confucius Institute of Maritime Silk Road aims to better develop and advance the Chinese language education in Thailand as a pivot on the Maritime Silk Road and to facilitate exchanges between China and Thailand in all fields as it also marks the starting point of 2015 ASEAN Integration. At present, there are 14 Confucius Institutes and 18 Confucius Classrooms in Thailand, and the number of Chinese learners has exceeded 850,000.