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China will 'convince citizens to behave' when travelling, says tourist board 'Misbehaving' Chinese tourists to be monitored by authorities
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China says it will try to convince its citizens to behave themselves while traveling abroad by requiring authorities back home to keep records of people doing anything illegal or inappropriate while in other countries. Chinese authorities are to keep records of citizens doing anything illegal or inappropriate while in other countries, in an attempt to encourage people to behave while travelling.
Provincial and national authorities will contact tourists when they return home and work with them on fixing their conduct, the China national tourism administration said on its website on Monday. Provincial and national authorities would contact tourists when they returned home and work with them to fix their conduct, the China national tourism administration said on its website on Monday.
Police, customs officers, border control and even bank credit agencies should be contacted if necessary, it said.Police, customs officers, border control and even bank credit agencies should be contacted if necessary, it said.
Chinese tourists have made headlines recently with disruptive behaviour while traveling inside and outside the country. Several have opened the cabin doors of planes to protest against flight delays. The official China Daily newspaper noted the arrests of three Chinese tourists over the weekend for taking lewd photos while vacationing in Japan. Chinese tourists have made headlines recently with disruptive behaviour both inside and outside the country. Several have opened the cabin doors of planes to protest against flight delays. The official China Daily newspaper noted the arrests of three Chinese tourists over the weekend for taking lewd photos while on holiday in Japan.
Higher incomes have allowed millions of Chinese to start taking vacations outside their country. Higher incomes have allowed millions of Chinese to start taking holidays outside their country.
The administration said on Tuesday in a separate post that “tourism reflects on the country and the people’s image,” which means that more “social supervision” of tourists is required. The administration said in a separate post on Tuesday that “social supervision” of tourists was required because “tourism reflects on the country and the people’s image”.