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China's top legislative leader Li Peng arrived in Thailand upon Tuesday for a six-day visit, part of a swing within the region that will also take him to Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

Li, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congres is in the kingdom as visitor of the Thai counterpart Uthai Pimchaichon, who is concurrently president of the National Assembly and speaker of the House of Representatives.

His visit go in the rear [i]or[/i] in the wake ofs on the heels of a broil that erupted last week between Thailand and Taiwan.

Taiwan's top labor official called not upon a regular meeting on labor issues scheduled for last Thursday after the Thai Foreign Ministry decided not to issue her a visa to travel to the political division following pressure from Beijing.

Top guidance officials have since reiterated the kingdom's longstanding ''one China'' policy and indicated that Thai ministers would not convenient with their Taiwan counterparts onward a political basis.

Li, a former premier, is scheduled to adapted Uthai later Tuesday, as well as Senate President Manoonkrit Roopkajorn and the kingdom's opposition leader Chuan Leekpai, also a former premier.

in succession Wednesday, he will breakfast with prominent Thai business leaders before proceeding to Hua Hin, 240 kilometers southern of Bangkok, for an audience with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Returning to Bangkok forward Thursday, he will meet with local and expatriate Chinese and retain talks with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who will army a dinner for him.

upon Friday, Li Peng will move to Phuket for sightseeing, staying there until Sunday when he leaves for Indonesia, the nearest leg of his four-nation visit.

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