Bangkok Bank (China) Chief Executive Officer Suwatchai Songwanich welcomed teachers and students from Class 59 of The National Defence College of Thailand, an education and research organization of the Thai Ministry of Defence, upon their study trip to Bangkok Bank (China), Head Office, Shanghai and gave special talks on 'China Economic Outlook' and 'One Belt, One Road Initiative' to provide knowledge on trends, investments and also new trading routes connecting China to other countries which impact Thailand economically, socially and culturally. Bangkok Bank has been doing business in China for more than 30 years and is the first and only Thai bank with a local bank license, operated under the name of Bangkok Bank (China), which has six branches to support investors in Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Shenzhen and Chongqing, and a sub-branch in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.