Over the past few days, the disappearance of Chinese actor Wang Xing on the Thai-burmese border has drawn great attention from both sides. Wang left Thailand Tuesday night, but the case has raised concerns among Chinese about the security environment in some Southeast Asian countries and is expected to have an impact on Thailand’s tourism industry in the short term. Thai China National Tourism Administration 11 in a statement on Weibo, said it wanted to“Convey the determination of Thailand to further strengthen security precautions.”.
Wang Xing, file photo
The Chinese embassy in Thailand on the 11th warned Chinese citizens to be alert to“High-paying recruitment” trap, do not believe“High-paying jobs”, “Charter flights accommodation” and other false promises, so as to avoid being deceived. According to the article, according to the sino-thai visa-free agreement, entry to the other country to engage in work, study and other activities that require prior approval to complete the corresponding visa before entry. For visa-free entry, please do not engage in illegal work in Thailand and other visa-free provisions do not comply with the activities. If the personal safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese compatriots are infringed during their stay in Thailand, please report to the police in a timely manner. Relatives or friends in Thailand may also authorize others to report to the police, and contact the Chinese embassy or consulate in Thailand for assistance.
Thai China National Tourism Administration issued a“Statement on further strengthening the confidence of Chinese tourists traveling in Thailand” on their microblog Wednesday. Booven used the tag“Sino-thai family,” and Thai China National Tourism Administration Minister Tae Pani said in a statement that the country attaches great importance to the safety of tourists, and will do our best to provide quality travel experience for Chinese tourists. However, there is still a lot of doubt and distrust in the comment section of this post.
According to a report on the 9th by the Bangkok Post in Thailand, the Thai tourism and Tourism Association predicts that the Wangxing incident may lead to a drop in tourists’ safety confidence, the number of Chinese tourists could fall by 10-20 per cent during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. “The disappearance of the Chinese actor has received a lot of attention in China and the Thai tourism industry will no doubt be affected. But with the police responding quickly and properly and helping the actor within days, the situation may not be as serious as had been feared,” said Thai Tourism Association Chairman Sidiwa. However, he also said that even without such incidents, the Chinese tourist market to Thailand is not expected to grow significantly this year, because domestic tourism in China is very attractive, other neighboring countries such as Japan are also popular destinations for Chinese tourists. “If Thailand can’t offer new products to Chinese tourists, it could lose its status as a top destination,” Sidiva said.
Thai Prime Minister Patton Tan 10, an interview in response to the Chinese tourists on Thailand’s security concerns and the cancellation of travel plans and other issues. She said that in the past two to three years, the Thai tourism safety issues have been questioned among Chinese tourists, some of the statements are not true. “I hope the general public will work together to publicize the friendly relations between Thailand and China. If you have Chinese friends, please do the same,” Petuntan said.