Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is expected to address concerns Chinese tourists have around safety in her country when meeting with President Xi Jinping this week, according to multiple media reports. China is Thailand’s biggest source of visitors.
Her four-day visit follows the kidnapping of Chinese actor Wang Xing, who flew to Bangkok for what he believed was a casting call in January. Instead, he was driven across the border, into Myanmar, and forced to work in a cyber-scam centre – a fate that has befallen hundreds if not thousands of his compatriots. Rescued by Thai authorities four days later, Wang’s trafficking ordeal has reportedly made many people rethink their plans to visit Thailand.















