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WORLD NEWS Wednesday 5 June 2019

China issues travel alerts, slams US 'interference'

Associated Press rassment by U.S. law en-
BEIJING (AP) — China is- forcement agencies.
sued a pair of travel warn- It urged Chinese citizens
ings for the U.S. on Tues- and Chinese-funded bod-
day and slammed what it ies in the U.S. to step up
called "interference" in its their safety awareness and
internal affairs. preventative measures
Foreign Ministry spokesman and respond "appropriate-
Geng Shuang accused the ly and actively."
U.S. of acting in bad faith The alert, valid until Dec.
in trade negotiations and 31, was "needed under the
said any attempts to inter- current circumstances,"
fere or undermine China's Geng said.
stability would be "doomed China's Ministry of Culture
to fail." and Tourism also issued a
The volleys of criticism be- travel alert on Tuesday,
tween the two largest noting the high frequency
economies leave them fur- of shootings, robberies and
ther than ever from resolv- theft in the country. And on
ing their standoff over U.S. Monday, Chinese planning
complaints that Beijing re- on studying in the U.S. were
sorts to unfair trade practic- In this Oct. 10, 2018, file photo, a traveler pushes his luggage beneath large Chinese flags hanging urged to assess the risks
es and unscrupulous meth- from the ceiling in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guang- involved given tightened
ods to obtain advanced dong province. visa restrictions.
technologies. Associated Press The statement posted on
The Chinese comments fol- the USTR website accused
lowed a statement from jing's stance in the stalled caused by the U.S.'s flip- the Chinese Embassy and Beijing of "unfair trade prac-
the U.S. Trade Representa- trade negotiations. flops, violations of consen- consulates in the U.S. said tices" that it said have cost
tive and Treasury Depart- "The white paper has made sus, and bad faith," Geng Chinese visitors have been the U.S. hundreds of billions
ment late Monday criticiz- it very clear that every twist said. interrogated, interviewed of dollars and accused Bei-
ing a Chinese "white paper" and turn in the China-US. A travel warning issued by and subjected to other jing of pursuing "a blame
report that defended Bei- trade consultations were China's Foreign Ministry and forms of what it called ha- game."q

Thailand's Democrats to vote to join coup leader's coalition

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA government led by Prayuth members were appointed hold a majority in the lower named "Democratic Front,"
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai- Chan-ocha, candidate of by the junta headed by house was extended be- which comprises anti-mili-
land's prime minister, who the military-backed Palang Prayuth. cause of the previous lack tary parties led by the Pheu
took power in a military Pracharath party. Palang Pracharath has of a commitment on the Thai Party, which won the
coup five years ago, ap- Prayuth's election as prime enough allies to make Pra- part of the Democrats and most lower house seats in
pears set to win a parlia- minister was virtually as- yuth the prime minister. The the similarly sized Bhumjai the March general elec-
mentary vote Wednesday sured even before the Democrats' support makes Thai party, who were re- tion. The election was run
that will give him a second Democrats' decision, be- it likely they will also have a ported to be bargaining according to laws passed
term in office. cause the position requires majority in the lower house, with Palang Pracharath under Prayuth's govern-
The Democrat Party, a simple majority of a joint which is necessary to pass over what Cabinet posi- ment that were intended to
the country's oldest, an- vote by the 500-seat House legislation and approve tions they would occupy. handicap Pheu Thai, which
nounced Tuesday that it of Representatives and the budgets. The pro-military coalition headed the government
will vote to join a coalition 250-seat Senate, whose Uncertainty over who might is opposed by the self- ousted by the 2014 coup.q