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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.

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

The embassy said it wanted to “clarify misconceptions about content and comments” about Thailand being unsafe for tourists but did not say what had prompted the statement.

However, the comments came after a 34-minute vlog posted on Bilibili, the Chinese equivalent of YouTube, warned about videos showing Bangkok restaurants featuring attractive male waiters.

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