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With high hopes, Thailand welcomes Chinese tourists' return

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Three Cabinet ministers welcomed Chinese tourists with flowers and gifts as they arrived Monday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after China relaxed travel restrictions. The high-profile event reflected the importance Thailand places on wooing back Chinese travelers to help restore its pandemic-battered tourism industry — before Covid-19 struck, they comprised about one-third of all arrivals.

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