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Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin greets the first batch of visitors to arrive in Thailand on September 25, 2023, after the country waived visa requirements for Chinese nationals in a bid to boost tourism. /CFP

Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP
Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP

Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP

Dancers in traditional costumes and puppeteers put on performances for visitors to Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP
Dancers in traditional costumes and puppeteers put on performances for visitors to Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP

Dancers in traditional costumes and puppeteers put on performances for visitors to Bangkok on September 25, 2023 on the first day of a new visa-free entry scheme. /CFP

Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023, on the first day that the new visa-free entry scheme became effective. /CFP
Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023, on the first day that the new visa-free entry scheme became effective. /CFP

Gifts are handed out to greet Chinese tourists in Bangkok on September 25, 2023, on the first day that the new visa-free entry scheme became effective. /CFP

Hundreds of Chinese tourists landing in Bangkok received a VIP welcome on Monday as Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin personally greeted the first batch of visitors to arrive after visa requirements were waived for Chinese nationals amid measures to boost the Southeast Asian country's tourism industry.

The prime minister handed out gifts and posed for photos with Chinese tourists, while dancers in traditional costumes and puppeteers put on performances for the visitors who arrived on a flight from Shanghai.

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