Thailand's outbound travel orders ranked first, and many countries in Southeast Asia began to grab customers, and South Korea was booked.

Thailand has shown its enthusiasm for China tourists to travel abroad. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, together with the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Transport, greeted China tourists at the airport, presented them with wreaths and thoughtful epidemic prevention kits, and hundreds of Thais applauded. The Korean media was surprised to say that this is a national treatment. Therefore, not surprisingly, Thailand has become the first fault in the booking order of cross-border travel during the Spring Festival holiday of tourism platforms.

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Thailand, which has become the number one fault, has also joined hands with the China tourism platform to create a live tour with goods for China tourists. The daily order volume of products exceeds 1 1000, and the total transaction amount has exceeded 40 million yuan.

This is a great stimulus to the tourist countries in Southeast Asia, so many countries have started to make themselves a tourist destination that can attract tourists from China.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia will not impose any epidemic prevention restrictions on tourists from China, and Cambodia has always been an "attractive tourist destination" for the people of China.

The ministers of health, tourism and creative economy of Indonesia, which cooperated closely with China at the G20 summit, have indicated that Indonesia is ready to welcome tourists from China.

On the other hand, Malaysia will start with the nearest sensitive entry point to ensure that there will be no discrimination. In order to enable China tourists to enter Malaysia more smoothly, all international airports will station staff who can speak Mandarin, and "the red carpet has been prepared for China tourists".

Politicians and officials from the Philippines, Viet Nam and other countries also shouted for China tourists and issued "invitation letters". In order to leave a good impression on China tourists, Viet Nam has also made great efforts to punish illegal acts of serving China tourists.

In fact, not only Southeast Asia, but also Nepalese and Egyptian countries have expressed their expectation and welcome to China tourists.

Who is the yellow card penalty?

Unlike the bustling scene in Southeast Asia, South Korea's tourism industry is very worrying. Because of the discriminatory yellow card measures of the Korean government, Korean tourism, aviation, duty-free shops and cosmetics companies all feel that the prospects are not good. Well-known shopping malls in Seoul have closed down and there are few tourist attractions. At one time, the monthly income of duty-free shops dropped to zero, and China tourists were in urgent need of assistance.

Unfortunately, the first wave of tourists from China was angered by the rough operation of the Korean government, and then the tourists from China were successfully discouraged. South Korea's tourism industry feels helpless, but enterprises and individuals can do very limited.

Seeing that the tourism industry in Southeast Asia began to recover, South Korean President Yin Xiyue quickly asked the South Korean Foreign Ministry to explain its position to the Chinese side, arguing that it was only "to formulate epidemic prevention policies based on scientific basis, and relevant measures were aimed at protecting nationals".

With Korea, he is my brother, and the Japanese. First, the Japanese announced measures to restrict the entry of China tourists, and then issued a red rope sign to treat China tourists differently. Both of them were countered by China, and their Chinese visas were suspended.

In this regard, the Minister of Health of Singapore mentioned that Singapore will not impose new entry restrictions on tourists from China. He pointed out one of the key points: if there is an outbreak in Singapore, how will other countries treat Singaporean citizens in the future?

Empathy and putting yourself in others' shoes are the correct way to gain others' respect. South Korea's yellow card, Japan's red rope, who will be sent off?

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Media: Yin Xiyue's request to "fully explain his position to China" has two considerations.

For many countries, China tourists are the "main consumers" of their tourism industry.

Today, there is a "moth" in South Korea. At the beginning of the month, the South Korean government suspended the issuance of short-term visas for China to South Korea and suspended plans to increase the number of flights departing from China. At the same time, it requires flights from Chinese mainland to enter only from Incheon Airport, and imposes discriminatory entry restrictions on China tourists.

There is no doubt that South Korea is "double standard" again. At the beginning, it called China to let go with the United States and the West, and now it is he who makes these little moves. For a time, these behaviors in South Korea also caused heated public opinion, and even once boarded the hot list.

Incheon International Airport, Tu Tu Source: Xinhua News Agency/New Zealand News Agency.

What is even more irritating is that according to the recent exposure of many netizens in China, they were discriminated against at the airport after entering Korea. For example, after getting off the plane, they received a yellow sign and were asked to hang it around their necks, and then they were taken to a separate area for nucleic acid preparation.

Isn't this typical discrimination?

Some netizens posted that China people need to do nucleic acid testing at their own expense when entering South Korea, and the cost is 80,000 won, equivalent to 434 yuan.

These moves by South Korea are really excessive. Soon, the China Embassy in South Korea issued a notice saying that it would suspend the issuance of short-term visas for some Korean citizens to China. "The above measures will be adjusted according to South Korea's lifting of discriminatory entry restrictions on China."

In fact, Japan was the first country to engage in "double standards". However, at present, the Embassy of China in Japan has issued a notice: From now on, the Embassy of China in Japan will suspend the examination and issuance of ordinary visas for Japanese citizens in China. When to resume, please wait for the notice.

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang also issued a statement on China's suspension of issuing Japanese and Korean visas to China. Japan and southern China take discriminatory measures against Japanese citizens' tourism, which creates difficulties and obstacles for personnel exchanges between the two countries. China has reason to respond.

What we pay attention to is "equivalence", and China's quick response has also attracted applause from netizens.

The architectural appearance of the "W Shopping Center" recently photographed by the reporter of Korea Economy. Source: Korean Economy

In fact, these countries that restrict tourists from China are short-sighted, which ultimately affects the development of their own tourism. Take South Korea as an example. Recently, a South Korean media published an article, "China tourists don't come, South Korean businesses admit planting". According to the article, the large outlet shopping center "W Shopping Center" in downtown Seoul will be closed in September this year.

According to statistics, the consumption of tourists from China accounts for 30% to 40% of the sales share of Ole shopping malls in this area.

In the past two years, affected by the epidemic, the shopping malls lost the tourists from China as "main consumers", resulting in poor management and unsustainable operation, and finally announced their closure.

Perhaps the South Korean side is not so noisy this time, and the shopping center may come back to life, but now everyone can see that with the suspension of short-term visas issued by China and South Korea to each other's citizens, the recovery of South Korea's tourism industry is once again under pressure, and the closure of the shopping center is almost certain.

Of course, personally affected Korean tourism has the opposite attitude towards the Korean government. They generally believe that the situation is not good and hope that the Korean government departments will come up with solutions.

Still under the pressure of public opinion, South Korean President Yin Xiyue voiced this. On the one hand, it seems that he can't let go of his face, and he is still clamoring for the South Korean government to "formulate an epidemic prevention policy based on scientific basis, and the relevant measures are aimed at protecting the people." On the other hand, Yin Xiyue still played Tai Chi, winning a little leeway for the ROK, and asked the ROK Foreign Ministry to fully explain the ROK's position to the Chinese side.

Of course, it doesn't seem to matter whether the South Korean side is sincere or not, and how the South Korean Foreign Ministry will sort out its rhetoric. Treating people with courtesy is the basic way. It seems that South Korea has "stolen" so many cultures and has not been digested by itself.

Interestingly, the tone of WHO has also changed recently. Hans Kruger, director of its European regional office, publicly stated that the increase in the number of people infected with COVID-19 in China will not have a "significant impact" on Europe, because according to the data provided by the China government, two mutant strains spread in China have already appeared in European countries.

Practically speaking, no one will be stupid enough to oppose their own economic development. As the saying goes, "He who knows the times is a hero", and South Korea will suffer the consequences.