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Chinese nationals will be taught how to ‘behave in Malaysia’, ambassador says
- Chinese ambassador Bai Tian cited 2018 case of two female tourists who danced disrespectfully in front of a mosque
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China will not tolerate misbehaviour involving its nationals in Malaysia, according to Beijing’s ambassador to the country.
Chinese ambassador Bai Tian said the embassy had received several reports of tourists who did not respect the sensitivities of Malaysians.
Saying this caused much embarrassment to the Chinese government, he added: “The Chinese have a civilisation dating back 5,000 years and we know how to behave properly and not offend others.”
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Bai Tian said Chinese tourists had spent 12.3 billion ringgit (US$2.9 billion) over the past year in Malaysia, and so the embassy was extra concerned about such misdemeanours.
He cited an incident in Sabah where two female tourists from China acted insensitively in front of a mosque, which led to them being fined by a magistrate and then escorted to Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
“What the Malaysian authorities did was right. On our part, we will educate our tourists to behave properly in Malaysia,” said the envoy at a forum on China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI) organised by the Malaysian Youth Council and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka on Saturday.
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