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Thai tourism minister answers China’s kidnapping warning
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Thailand’s tourism minister has responded to a Chinese Embassy travel warning about kidnappings and human trafficking, insisting that genuine holidaymakers should be safe in Thailand while promising closer cooperation with Chinese officials.
Key facts
- Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul addressed the warning at Government House in Bangkok today, October 20, following concerns raised by the Chinese Embassy over citizens allegedly being abducted or deceived into
- Thailand’s tourism minister has responded to a Chinese Embassy travel warning about kidnappings and human trafficking, insisting that genuine holidaymakers should be safe in Thailand while promising closer cooperation with Chinese
- His comments follow an October 16 warning from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand , which highlighted reports of Chinese citizens going missing, being illegally detained or being deceived into travelling towards the Myanmar border.
- Surasak acknowledged that some Chinese nationals had been targeted by criminal networks but suggested that victims may have been deceived through arrangements made before leaving China.
Summary
Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul addressed the warning at Government House in Bangkok today, October 20, following concerns raised by the Chinese Embassy over citizens allegedly being abducted or deceived into travelling towards the Thai-Myanmar border.
Surasak acknowledged that some Chinese nationals had been targeted by criminal networks but suggested that victims may have been deceived through arrangements made before leaving China.