Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has criticized the “uncivilized behavior” of his countrymen when they travel abroad, which he says has harmed the nation’s image. He blamed the “poor quality and breeding” of the Chinese tourists.
According to Shangaiist, Wang made the remarks during a meeting to discuss the country’s new tourism law. He said that some particularly bad manners — talking loudly in public places, crossing the streets on red lights, public spitting — are giving a bad name to China.
Spitting is common in some parts of China, and many older Chinese do not consider it rude or impolite, says the BBC’s Raymond Li. Ahead the Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing tried to get its citizens to improve their manners in public, including by reducing spitting and littering. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who introduced anti-spitting rules in the 1980s, himself was known to keep a spittoon by his side, even during high-level diplomatic meetings.
Among the many things the new tourism law aims to accomplish is “promote a healthy and civilized way to travel, to improve the level of civilization of tourists.” It stresses that establishing a good image of Chinese tourists is the common responsibility of the government. Full story...
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According to Shangaiist, Wang made the remarks during a meeting to discuss the country’s new tourism law. He said that some particularly bad manners — talking loudly in public places, crossing the streets on red lights, public spitting — are giving a bad name to China.
Spitting is common in some parts of China, and many older Chinese do not consider it rude or impolite, says the BBC’s Raymond Li. Ahead the Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing tried to get its citizens to improve their manners in public, including by reducing spitting and littering. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who introduced anti-spitting rules in the 1980s, himself was known to keep a spittoon by his side, even during high-level diplomatic meetings.
Among the many things the new tourism law aims to accomplish is “promote a healthy and civilized way to travel, to improve the level of civilization of tourists.” It stresses that establishing a good image of Chinese tourists is the common responsibility of the government. Full story...
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