'Industrial Chinatown' rides high on BRI

Complex in Thailand is endeavoring to create first-class investment platform for Chinese enterprises planning to go global

Cheered on by the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, the Thai-Chinese Rayong Industrial Zone has set its sights on becoming an overseas "industrial Chinatown", offering Chinese enterprises a way to access the world stage, while bringing prosperity to Thailand's economy.

The zone, located on the flourishing east coast of the "Land of Smiles" and just a two-hour drive from the capital city, Bangkok, is jointly developed by China's Hangzhou-based Holley Group, which is engaged in the manufacturing of healthcare and pharmaceutical products, and Thailand's Amata Group, whose core operations are in the development and management of industrial estates and related businesses.