International relationsThai government in hot water over idea to invite Chinese police
PM Srettha Thavisin proposed controversial plan after Bangkok shooting incident
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin poses during a welcome ceremony on Sept. 25 for the first Chinese tourists arriving under a five-month visa-free entry scheme. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer
November 18, 2023 09:30 JST
BANGKOK -- While Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin now says Thailand has no plans to station Chinese police at big tourist spots in his country, the radical and explosively controversial idea has been considered within his government, which is desperate for the mainstay tourism sector to fully recover.