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Most complete video I have seen is this one, if only the Thai presenter would stop yapping so we can hear the audio of the CCTV video better. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E72S9DR_Vgw

There is another video on YouTube. In that video, the Brit is running on the sidewalk, the 2 Thai guys on their scooter catch up to the Brit, and pass him. The scooter then stops a few meters in front of the Brit. Initially, the Thai guys never got off their scooter, they were still sitting on it. At this point, the Thais had their backs to the Brit (although their heads were turned around obviously). The Brit walks towards the Thais on their scooter. The Brit then attempts to sit on the back on the scooter (as if he was getting a ride from the Thai guys). At this point, the Thai guys got off the scooter (in a non aggressive manner). There appears to some video missing, because next we see the Thai guys standing in front of their scooter, and the Brit charging them at full speed. He must have started his run from about 10 meters back. And that's when the physical altercation happens. As has already been pointed out, the whole series of events is rather puzzling. Why would the Thai guys chase the Brit, if he never even made it into their bar, and was leaving already. It doesn't seem like it started off as a confrontational situation. The Thai guys testified to police that they ask the Brit how they could help him. Yes, I know... it's not like they wouldn't lie, but there does seem to be some truth to it, although it may not be the whole truth. Is it possibly that the Brit was running because he wanted to get to some other destination? And then he tried to hitch a ride on the back of the scooter, thinking the Thai guys would give him a ride? And when that fell through, he tried to make off with the scooter to get to his destination.

From the video, the 2 Thai guys were just standing in front of their bike, they were not advancing towards the Brit at all. I don't see how they were "chasing" the Brit, if they weren't even moving at all. We can't even see the Brit on camera at the beginning, he was that far away. And then we see the Brit charging (literally charging, at a run) the 2 Thai guys, he pushes 1 Thai guy forcefully, mounted the bike, and tried to make off with it. That's when the physical stuff started. IMO it's clear that it was the Brit who initiated the fight.

Foreign Wechat pay account = Wechat pay account registered with a foreign passport. Local Wechat pay account = Wechat pay account registered with a China ID. The issue with Wechat pay (now officially renamed to: Weixin pay) is currency control. Meaning that China doesn't allow you to take unlimited amounts of money out of China. Local Wechat pay accounts can be used for payment outside of China, up to a certain amount per year. I think it's something like the 500k or 1 million RMB per citizen per year. This amount is applied to all money sent or spent outside of China. So if someone makes a bank transfer from a China bank account to a US account (for example), that amount counts towards that limit. It's too complicated to track foreign spending on a foreign wechat pay account so they don't allow you spend any money outside of China. Short version: For foreign Wechat pay accounts, you cannot use it outside of China. You can use it in China, as that isn't taking any money out of China. Long version: Strictly speaking, you can use a foreign wechat pay account to pay a vendor outside of China, IF that vendor is registered as a Chinese company. Example: you are in Thailand, you book a flight with a Chinese airline, you can pay with your foreign wechat account. I have a wechat pay account registered with a foreign passport. It works like a charm inside China, it does not work in Thailand (I have tried).

There is lots of evidence that Uyghurs want their own homeland (East Turkestan) i.e. separate, the Uyghurs themselves don't deny it either. The Uyghurs as a whole generally do want to separate. Not all resort to violence, but some do. Not all illegally cross the border into Thailand to evade prosecution, but some do. Some of these Uyghurs recently sent back by Thailand had been in detention (for illegal immigration) for 10 (!) years! Whatever investigation could be done, whatever arguments those Uyghurs could bring forth, surely had been done by then. Uyghurs (and other minorities) had certain exemptions under the 1 child policy (which is moot now). Minorities also enjoy preferential treatment for enrolment into universities, which is quite an advantage as getting into a university in China isn't nearly as easy as in the west. Uyghurs want their own homeland for reasons including: - it's what reasonable large groups of people want, in an area where they are the dominant group - Linguistically and Culturally, they feel discriminated against by the Han Chinese. Well, they are different. But for such a small group (percentage-wise), don't expect the rest of the country to adjust to your language, food, customs. @ChicagoExpat So, let me ask you then. What, in your opinion, is the root of the issue between the Chinese government and the Uyghurs?

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"The investigation began in late 2023 when a Chinese victim reported to the police that he had been extorted for 5 million baht by immigration officers after he was found in possession of a forged Thai ID card. The fake ID was used to facilitate the victim’s application for a passport, where officers from the Thai immigration police allegedly demanded a further 2 million baht to avoid arrest. The investigation also uncovered that several government officials were involved in facilitating the illegal activities" So Thai immigration officers were found to committed extortion, twice. And it seems that they were complicit in producing these fake documents in the first place. I wonder what the penalty is for those offences. Relocation to a different office?

The root of the problem is that the Uyghurs want their independence, and take XianJiang province away with them in doing so. They have resorted to bombings and other acts of violence. The latest rounds of that was before covid, when the Uyghurs went on a rampage in XianJiang, and indiscriminately killed around 200 Han Chinese in the streets. That's what set off the latest round of violence and crackdown by China. Naturally China isn't so keen on losing territory. They don't give a hoot if all the Uyghurs emigrate away permanently, in fact they welcome it, it just means fewer trouble makers. The Uyghurs that aren't allowed to leave China are the ones who have committed violent crimes (or suspected of doing so). You can't set off a bomb, and then skip the country to avoid prosecution, is that so difficult to understand? This narrative that western MSM (and you) is pushing that China is persecuting Uyghurs just for being Uyghurs doesn't even pass the smell test. What exactly is the logic in that? China is persecuting Uyghurs from being different? There are lots of minorities in China, those who don't seek to carve out a chunk of the country have nothing to fear. In fact they have more rights than the Han Chinese.

If the fire department respond just as quickly, then there really is no point in calling them in case of a fire.

Hopefully not. Does Thailand have the death penalty? That's what's needed here.

Think of this logically: why would China give a hoot if perfectly innocent Uyghurs want to leave China permanently and go to Thailand (or whatever country)? It would a case of good riddance! And if they are completely innocent, what reason would they even give to Thailand for seeking asylum? You come on.

I look at it this way. I have never even remotely had a problem with a Thai security guy. Of course, I don't go punching/slapping/kicking them in the face, or otherwise provoke them. All these beatdowns by Thai security have 1 thing in common: they were physically provoked first (including getting slapped in the face, in the case outside of Matador bar on soi buakhao a while back). I have come into contact with idiot tourists who were physically abusive and think that everybody should back down from them. They need to be taught a lesson, the harder the better. If they are handled with kid's gloves like they are in England, they will soon all behave like they are in England, no thanks!

The reason why China wanted these Uyghurs deported back to China isn't because they are Uyghurs. It's because they are wanted for criminal charges in China. Like for setting off bombs in public places and the like. They have pulled the same stunts in Thailand if they didn't get their way.

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Depends on if they airline staff even bother to check. If they do, and your bag is oversize, they'll force you to check it in.