Scam facilities, trade ties large on objective
For the” solid methods” Thailand has taken against swindlers targeting Chinese immigrants in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Thailand is looking to repair its tourism industry in China. However, several tourists have been spooked by accounts of Chinese guests being taken and taken to shady hotels in the nearby Myanmar.
Mr. Xi said on Thursday that” China appreciates the strong measures that Thailand has taken to combat online gaming and telephone and online schemes” while meeting her in Beijing during her visit.
” The two factors may continue to strengthen participation in safety, law enforcement and criminal assistance to protect women’s existence and property”, it quoted Mr Xi as saying.
On Wednesday, Thai officials shut off the power supply in five places of Myanmar where supposedly there are scams centers.
The Thai authorities has referred to the hoax centers as a “national security matter.”
In an economy that some experts claim is worth billions of dollars, they have become a burgeoning in Myanmar’s borders and are run by violent criminal gangs and staffed by recruited foreigners who are forced to extort their concubines.
Chinese actor Wang Xing was apparently saved in January from a Myanmar digital fraud facility.
The number of Chinese visitors visiting Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday strongly decreased in comparison to previous years after his alleged abduction.
According to a spokesman for the government, Mr. Xi and Ms. Paetongtarn expressed support for Thailand’s participation in regional participation and the growth of participation in a number of areas, including the development of a high-speed train job, the online economy, and the Eastern Economic Corridor during the meeting.
According to Mr. Jirayu, China may hold the China International Import Expo this year to market regional goods and services.
The official claimed that Ms. Paetongtarn praised the development of the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed bridge project after the government approved the construction of the second phase on February 4.
Construction costs for the next phase of the project will be approximately 340 billion ringgit. After the entire collection is completed, visitors can go from Bangkok to Yunnan in China via Laos, where a high-speed collection is now up and running.
Ms. Paetongtarn reassured Mr. Xi that Mr. Jirayu said that the government prioritizes ensuring the safety of foreign visitors to Thailand.
According to Ms. Paetongtarn,” The Thai government has given priority to ensuring safety for visitors to Thailand.” Thailand and China are working together to combat criminal syndicates that use the country as a transit point for traffic victims.
The two nations ‘ efforts to promote cultural and soft power exchanges between them, as well as their cooperation in human resource development, were also welcomed by the prime minister.
Ms. Paetongtarn met with Chinese business executives on Thursday to strengthen their business partnerships.
They included Jia Shao Qian, the head of Hisense Group, a major Chinese multinational manufacturer of home and consumer electronics.
The Board of Investment will facilitate the company’s investment, according to Ms. Paetongtarn, and the government is willing to support its expansion there.
She also met with Alain Lam, chief financial officer and vice president of Xiaomi Corporation, a Chinese tech company that manufactures smartphones, among others.
She expressed her hope that the business will take Thailand into account for its second significant production base.
Ms Paetongtarn is also set to attend the 9th Asian Winter Games Opening Ceremony in Harbin, Heilongjiang.
Her visit marks the beginning of the” Golden Jubilee year for Thailand-China Friendship”, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic ties this year.