The Chinese embassy has denied placing the Philippines on a blacklist for tourist destinations, calling the report a “misinformation.”
“The report of ‘tourist blacklist’ is misinformation. China has not placed the Philippines on its blacklist for tourism,” the Chinese embassy said.
“They may be kidnapped, mistaken for POGO operators. That’s the reason why there’s been a significant drop in Chinese tourists. By the way, they are the largest number of tourists pre-pandemic,” he added. "Whether it's a restriction, a total blacklist, doon kami [magkaiba] ng appreciation pero pareho kami na itong POGO makakaapekto yan sa dami ng turista na manggagaling sa China," he added.
“Conferring today with Senator Gatchalian, we both concurred that that was the message being conveyed by the good Ambassador,” he added.
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