Neil Duma You can never trust the CCP for anything, they contained it because they have draconian powers and you cannot say no to the authorities, they locked up people suspected of being infected in their homes.
The Chinese have more in terms of numbers, whether they spend more individually is not sure. They book packages with Chinese tour operators, use Chinese co.panies when here and patronise places where the Chinese guides take them and a lot of them are Chinese owned restaurants and shops, hiw much trickles down to the Thais is debatable.