webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thais care little about that snapshot with Joshua Wong By The Nation More than half of Thais are unconcerned about whether Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit having his photo taken with Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will upset Thailand’s relations with Beijing. The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) asked 1,270 citizens 18 years old and up between October 15 and 17 whether the picture of the Future Forward Party leader with the Chinese democracy activist was cause for concern, as it has been for officials affiliated with both governments. More than 52 per cent of respondents said they hadn’t followed up on the news of Beijing’s complaint, 26.7 per cent were paying some attention to it, 16.7 per cent were scarcely interested though aware of the situation, and just 4.25 were keenly staying on top of the story. Nearly a third (29.84 per cent) deemed the photo insignificant, a quarter didn’t know who Wong was, and 18.1 per cent said taking the photo was the two men’s personal choice and didn’t affect Sino-Thai relations. Another 17 per cent thought the photo was inappropriate, almost 13 per cent said it depicted two people who share the same ideology, 6.6 per cent believed it could affect relations with China, and 2.8 per cent thought the two were conspiring to overthrow their governments. A further 1.73 per cent predicted fewer Chinese tourists would be coming to Thailand as a result, 1.65 per cent said it wouldn’t affect Thai tourism, and 4.49 per cent were uninterested in the tourism aspect. Asked about the Chinese Embassy’s objection to Thai politicians showing support for the Hong Kong protesters, 4.65 per cent of respondents said they were “extremely worried” Sino-Thai relations would suffer and fewer Chinese tourists would come, 19.76 per cent were “moderately worried” about harm to the Thai economy, and 14.7 were unconcerned since only one politician was involved. Nearly 52 per cent believed relations with China were strong enough to survive. Another 9.06 per cent were “not interested”. Almost 9 per cent of people polled live in Bangkok, 23 per cent elsewhere in the Central region, 18 per cent in the North, 34 per cent in the Northeast and 14 per cent in the South. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377585 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: More than half of Thais are unconcerned about whether Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit having his photo taken with Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will upset Thailand’s relations with Beijing. More than 90% have no idea who Joshua Wong is or what is happening in Hong Kong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 For those who feed off crumbs today, there will probably be enough crumbs tomorrow. Until Thais want more, they will be stuck with less. They see these things as parlor games for the wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It doesn't matter one bit what the ordinary Thais think about the picture.....or anything else for that matter. This photo is ammunition for the government to continue their endless pursuit for the destruction of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Who's who on the photo? Wouldn't like to choose the wong man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Is that really Wong , or the regional winner of the Fortnight tournament ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Even if it was two Wongs it wouldn't make it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said: More than 90% have no idea who Joshua Wong is or what is happening in Hong Kong. I think you are wong there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 The front cover of the magazine MAD comes to mind, Wong is a dead ringer for "what me worry"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, soalbundy said: The front cover of the magazine MAD comes to mind, Wong is a dead ringer for "what me worry"? Alfred E Neumann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineEquine Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I hope that Thais don't let China dictate to them the way that Hollywood does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 21 hours ago, soalbundy said: I think you are wong there 'A quarter did not know who Wong was' . The other 75% pretended they did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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