Thai officials announced on Sunday a decision to invite Chinese police officers to participate in patrols in several tourist cities in a bid to boost the confidence of Chinese tourists amid public safety concerns following a deadly shooting in Bangkok in early October that killed one Chinese tourist and injured another.
Having Chinese police officers patrol Thai streets will undoubtedly be a deterrence for criminals, and joint efforts between China and Thailand on law enforcement and cracking down on crime are expected to offer some cross-country experience to more countries in the Asian region, Chinese experts say.
According to Thai media outlet The Nation on Monday, Thapanee Kiatphaibool, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), announced the plan on Sunday after attending a meeting with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. The primary focus of the meeting was addressing security concerns and ensuring the quality of services provided to tourists during their stay in Thailand.
The news report revealed that on November 15, discussions on deploying Chinese police for patrols in major Thai tourism cities will be held with the Chinese embassy. 中国警察受邀赴泰国旅游城市巡逻,提振游客信心 据泰国《国民报》报道，为提振中国游客对安全的信心，泰国决定邀请中国警察参与泰国多个城市的巡逻。后来又有消息称，泰方是想邀请中国警方进行警务相关合作，并非在街上巡逻。 泰国《国民报》《新新闻报》等媒体12日报道称，当天，泰国总理赛塔·他威信在前往美国出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议之前，在机场与该国国家旅游局局长塔佩妮等人会面，讨论游客在泰安全以及如何提高旅游服务质量等问题。会面后，塔佩妮宣布了邀请中国警察赴泰巡逻的举措。“这项措施十分必要，中国警察的到来有助于我们向中国游客展示泰国正在加强安保措施。”塔佩妮说，为此，泰国旅游局与该国旅游和体育部需要与泰国中央调查局和旅游警察局的负责人合作。据报道，泰方预计在11月15日与中国驻泰国使馆讨论相关事宜。泰媒称，该政策有意效仿此前中国和意大利警方联合巡逻的成功模式，但没有透露具体在哪些城市进行部署。预计这一举措将有助于泰国实现今年接待多达440万中国游客的目标。
