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Thai Actor, Bright, Apologizes to China Over His Girlfriend’s Twitter Scandal

//“So pretty, looks just like a Chinese girl.”... “What style is this?” Weeraya responded, “Taiwanese girl.” This prompted a Twitter war between Chinese and Thai netizens as many Chinese netizens felt offended and disrespected by Weeraya’s actions. Chinese netizens on Weibo also started campaigns to boycott Bright and subbing teams vowed to stop subbing his series, “2gether: The Series”, which was really popular in China at the time.

//Bright remained silent on the issue until June 20. He uploaded a video on Weibo and apologized to China... had started out the video apologizing for his own mistake first... was sorry for “mistakenly referring to Taiwan as a country in a travel show” he hosted talking about Thailand and Taiwan... he was only introducing tourist destinations and wasn’t trying to impose any political agendas.

//When asked why he stayed silent on the accusations of insulting China and the Chinese people, Bright apologized and explained that he thinks it was a misunderstanding. He respects China and each person. He has never thought about insulting any race. Bright also apologized...

//Bright also expressed that he has Chinese heritage and definitely wouldn’t look down on Chinese people or ethnic Chinese. Lastly, Bright expressed his apologies in Chinese: “Hello everyone, I am Bright. I am sorry to China. I am sorry to you all.” Unfortunately, many Chinese netizens didn’t accept his apology. They left a lot of comments telling him to “get lost!” There were a minority of fans who left supporting comments.

//Watch the video here: https://www.weibo.com/tv/v/J7yEfvGLX?fid=1034:4518014322671659

Further reading:
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Thailand No Longer Top Overseas Destination for Chinese Tourists

According to the survey conducted by HSBC from Oct 28 to Nov 2, Japan and South Korea emerge as preferred spots and short-haul travel seen recovering faster than long-haul.

Most survey respondents said they’d need at least six months after quarantine restrictions are relaxed to become comfortable with international travel and an effective vaccine is key to bossing confident. The survey also showed people are more confident about domestic travel thanks to China’s success in containing the virus.

Source: Bloomberg #Nov12

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/thailand-no-longer-top-overseas-destination-for-chinese-tourists

#China #Travel #Thailand #ChineseTourists #Tourism

Today, more and more people are suffering from dictatorships and communist regime. However, those that are suffering are willing to stand for justice and democracy! This includes people from #HongKong, #Taiwan, #Thailand, #XinJiang, #Tibet and #Myanmar. Please support us for a better world!

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Countries Signal Doubts About Delta Protection From Chinese Vaccine

Thailand became the latest country to signal waning confidence in a Chinese vaccine against the highly contagious Delta variant, saying it would offer booster shots of Western doses to healthcare workers.

Healthcare workers who received two doses of the vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. would be given a third shot made by either Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE or AstraZeneca PLC, Thailand’s health ministry said Monday. Those who had only one dose would receive AstraZeneca as their second.

The decision to mix the vaccines makes Thailand the latest country to show reservations about whether Chinese vaccines work well enough to protect medical workers against the Delta variant, which was first detected in India and is thought to be far more contagious than earlier versions of the virus. The strain has spread to at least 98 countries.

Source: WSJ #Jul13

https://t.co/TkCKN0gyaz

#Thailand #Vaccine #BioNTech #AstraZeneca #Covid19

Pro-democracy publishing house in Thailand targeted for shutdown by Chinese buyer

A pro-democracy publishing house in Thailand was approached by a Chinese businessman who wanted to pay it to shut down to boost his relationship with Beijing in the wake of the ruling Chinese Communist Party congress, its editors said in a statement.

A private investigation agency contacted Sam Yan Press in May with an offer of two million baht from a Chinese businessman who wanted to buy the company in order to shut it down, the publishing house said in a statement on its website dated Oct. 26.

Source: RFA #Oct28

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https://t.co/NygVq66J94

One of the biggest #MilitaryExercises in Southeast Asia is resuming after two years. This two-week exercise is taking place in #Thailand and will be led by the United States, with a total of 30 countries joining.

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