Idea of joint patrol with Chinese police a miscommunication : PM

File photo : PM Srettha Thavisin

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he has never talked about inviting Chinese police to come to Thailand to join their Thai counterparts on patrols in tourist destinations, to boost the confidence of Chinese tourists about their safety in the kingdom.

In an interview from San Francisco in the United States, where he was attending the APEC conference on Monday evening local time, the prime minister said it was a miscommunication on the part of the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thapanee Kiatphaibool.

The TAT governor told the Thai media that the prime minister floated the idea of the presence of Chinese police in tourist provinces popular with Chinese visitors.

The prime minister explained that what he actually meant about cooperation between Thai and Chinese police is the sharing of information, to boost the confidence of Chinese…