Reading this has made me so sad and disappointed..........At first I thought the headline said he had given up his British Citizenship not just residency!
We live in hope 🙏
To the best of my understanding a foreign woman married to a Thai man has significantly less hoops to jump through when applying for extension of stay based on marriage than does a foreign man married to a Thai woman? Does this now mean that I should marry my brother in law instead?
Quite possibly. But don't forget that china is not shy about sending its law enforcement personnel to abduct those who have annoyed them.
https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/gui-minhai-s-last-days-thailand
Try one of the armored car companies, see what they will charge for you to pay into their account and they deliver. They have insurance covering up to certain amounts in each vehicle.
The 'owner', if Chinese, will be looking at a long term investment. When the lion is old/big enough it will be slaughtered and the bones used in Chinese traditional medicines.