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FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- China was Thailand's top source of investment in 2022, the first time in three years, as investors from the world's second largest economy channeled $2.3 billion into the kingdom's key industries such as electronics, automotive and data centers, the Thai Board of Investments said on Friday.

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