China gives a helping hand - Media Watch - BON TV (bontvchina) 28th December 2011

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Vice-president Xi Jinping and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited a school in a village near Bangkok yesterday that was forced to suspend classes in late October because of severe flooding, giving students tablet computers and souvenirs.
The Chinese government has offered a US$400 million loan to help Thailand rebuild areas hit by severe flooding since July. The worst flooding in half a century swamped more than two-thirds of the country and affected millions of people.
The two sides signed two agreements and four memorandums of understanding on Thursday, including a 70 billion yuan (HK$86 billion) currency swap and a high-speed railway construction deal, the Bangkok Post reported.
The high-speed railway project, which will link Bangkok and Chiang Mai, will have other routes added later, the report quoted Thai government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisang as saying.
At Thursday's meeting with the Thai prime minister, Xi said China was willing to participate in Thailand's flood relief effort and its long-term disaster relief planning.
He also expressed hope that order and the safety of ships and their crew along the Mekong River could be guaranteed by greater co-operation between the two countries.