Fear-mongering, fake news and disinformation being stoked in China against visiting Thailand

[geisha]

The way the Chinese behave is enough to anger anyone, we would never take reservations from them in S France after a few disasters. Maybe the Thai hoteliers , restaurants etc have had enough of them.  I remember an ex condo cleaner in Jomtien telling me she was in a local big hotel, and that the Chinese had ruined the rooms, this was about 5 yrs back. There were a family in my small building the other day, despite signs everywhere ( the place is very well maintained)  they smoked, drank bottled beer in the pool, made a total mess, and washed their sandals in the pool before they left ! ( there are showers ) .We all stood on out balcony’s and stared !!! They were gone the next day. Thank’God, no welcome from me.  This fake news is maybe because of the reactions they have caused while being here.

[3NUMBAS]

scare stories about harvesting organs caused it. livers and kidneys and spleens     in demand

[ross163103]

A win win situation from my perspective! I don't own a business here that depends on the Chinese so I only see the negative side of them being here, the less the better!

[thailand49]

" Criminal organization "  

would that include the police and the government themselves? why should anyone be concerned when the Thai supreme court rule it is OK to charge All Foreigners more because we are better off it type of thinking only breeds the thinking by its people. 

It comes down to practice what you preach!  

[BTB1977]

Chinese making thailand look bad. Wait a minute.  That's a job for thais.  How dare they take work away for thais.

[joecoolfrog]

Chinese social media is heavily censored , nothing is allowed to go viral unless Beijing wishes it.

Perhaps a veiled threat to Thailand that they are not adequately towing the line ?

[Gknrd]

Haha, China the king of dis-information and fake news. Thailand has been the hub of dis-information for years. A couple made in heaven.

[Reigntax]

21 hours ago, mikebell said:

Safety on the roads; non-carcinogenic air; incorruptible policemen; and all the prawns you can eat.

Yes. Nothing more dangerous than being run down by a horde of Chineses at a smorgasbord dinner and the accompanied screaming frenzie.

[Reigntax]

10 hours ago, geisha said:

The way the Chinese behave is enough to anger anyone, we would never take reservations from them in S France after a few disasters. Maybe the Thai hoteliers , restaurants etc have had enough of them.  I remember an ex condo cleaner in Jomtien telling me she was in a local big hotel, and that the Chinese had ruined the rooms, this was about 5 yrs back. There were a family in my small building the other day, despite signs everywhere ( the place is very well maintained)  they smoked, drank bottled beer in the pool, made a total mess, and washed their sandals in the pool before they left ! ( there are showers ) .We all stood on out balcony’s and stared !!! They were gone the next day. Thank’God, no welcome from me.  This fake news is maybe because of the reactions they have caused while being here.

At least they didn’t walk their clothes in the pool. Yours must have been middle class.

[kingstonkid]

Thailand is no different than any other country when it comes to ripping tourists off.  It is just they are not that subtle.

Pakistan and India are well known for tri-pricing—local pay, foreigner pay, Brit and American pay.

 

As nothing gets done in China without Big Brother knowing this is an attempt to keep the tourism money in the country and not out.  I am sure that if Vietnam or India became hot spots for Chinese tourism there would be something about them.  Also, remember most Chinese that come here on tour come in very regulated groups.

 

[StayinThailand2much]

On 3/25/2023 at 7:38 AM, webfact said:

They were warned of scams (...)

Scams? In Thailand?? Who would've known...

[Bim Smith]

Scrambling? Really? Never seen a Thai move that fast nor scramble anything, not even eggs.

[daveAustin]

I hope it catches on and dissuades a few million of the disrespectful noisy people from visiting. Go to Vietnam, please, there’s nothing here for you to see. 
Btw, the first three paragraphs and the title say the same thing. Pretty naff writing. ????

[SiSePuede419]

Do the Han Chinese even know that the Chinese Tai people are the largest minority group in China?

 

And that this minority left China to settle in an area now named after them?

 

And that wealthy Chinese people basically took over commerce in Thailand and integrated themselves into government of Thailand and now basically are the wealthy and most powerful 5 families in Thailand?  ????

 

Read a book sometime, Chins*!

 

*The Chins are a group of people who invented the mass produced cross bow technology that enabled simple peasant rice farmers to be deadly accurate and surprise surprise surprise the rest of China adopted their language and even named their country after them.

 

Same same, but different. ????

[Jael]

I believe organ harvesting issue is located elsewhere that start with U & C than T.

T is known from sex trafficking and scam, but C is also known for scamming people.

 

[Joseph98765]

no problem.... Thailand has his well-known law about defamation! they can sue china for it.

[Captor]

On 3/25/2023 at 2:15 AM, webfact said:

Thailand is safe for Chinese travellers, embassy says amid online trafficking claims
 

Embassy offers assurance to ‘clarify misconceptions’ about the country being a travel risk

Comments follow Chinese vlogger’s warning about the sudden popularity online of videos of restaurants with attractive male waiters.

 

by Cyril Ip

 

Thailand has sought to assure Chinese travellers that it is safe to visit. Photo: Xinhua

Thailand has sought to reassure Chinese travellers that the country is a safe holiday destination following widely circulated claims online about the risk of human trafficking.

“Thailand attaches great importance to the quality of Chinese tourists’ travels, their safety and good impression of Thailand,” the Thai embassy in Beijing said on Thursday, adding that relevant departments would “take corresponding measures to fully maintain and guarantee the safety of tourists”.

“The [embassy] fully understands tourists’ concerns about safety. Thailand has always been popular with tourists from all over the world.

“Since [China] has allowed Chinese tourists to travel abroad, Thailand has made comprehensive preparations to welcome [them] and has added many communication channels for [them], providing convenience and security to tourists to obtain information and report emergencies to the tourism police.”

 

Full story: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3214736/thailand-safe-chinese-travellers-embassy-says-amid-online-trafficking-claims

 

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Nothing about the road killings and the bad air?

[JimTripper]

I wonder if it’s the Chinese gov’t doing it. They don’t want people leaving the country.