News Forum - Chinese ambassador visits Phuket as tourism surges

[Thaiger]

Chinese tourist arrivals are expected to surge to over 300,000 in April, according to the Chinese ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang. The ambassador made a courtesy visit to Phuket governor Narong Woonciew at the Provincial Hall on Saturday, where the two worked to strengthen ties between Thailand and China and increase tourism to Phuket and …

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[palooka]

Whoops ---- Does this mean that ZJP is bypassing the Govt and Bangkok and just setting up steppingstones, South?

   (?????)

[Paulw]

And of course they all arrived on Chinese charter flights etc etc etc!

[Rookiescot]

Pick a side Thailand. Western democracies which let you run your own affairs or Chinese overlords who will turn you into a province. 

Just ask Laos and Cambodia how that worked out. 

[MrStretch]

I'll say it again.  These Chinese are not friends of Thais or Thailand.

The government and tourism officials are being blinded by the short baht, and not seeing the long term consequences of their never-ending position of bending over and grabbing their ankles every time Chinese tourism is mentioned.