24-Year-Old Chinese Influencer Vanishes in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 24-year-old Chinese woman has disappeared after arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Malaysia, prompting the Chinese embassy to activate its emergency response mechanism and coordinate with Thai authorities.
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Qi Meng, who was making her first trip abroad, has not been heard from since she reportedly left the airport with a Chinese man she had only recently met online.
According to her friend, the influencer Chen Zhe, Qi accepted an offer from the man to drive her to Chiang Mai, got into his vehicle, and contact was lost.
The case has been widely discussed on Chinese social media. Qi had spent about a week travelling in Malaysia before flying from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok. At 9 AM on August 2, she arrived at Suvarnabhumi on Malaysia Airlines flight MH784. She has not been heard from since, and her family has become increasingly distressed, with one relative reportedly needing hospital treatment. There has so far been no demand for ransom, an absence that has added to concerns because kidnappings commonly involve demands for money in exchange for a victim’s release.
Social media users have alleged that she may have been transferred to a scam gang or made to work for a company. Claims that she may have been taken to an online scam operation have not been confirmed by Thai police or other officials.
The Chinese embassy in Thailand said it has launched emergency procedures and is working with Thai counterparts to review airport CCTV footage and follow leads in the disappearance.
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On August 12, Qi’s social media account was updated with a post saying she had returned to China and that she had been lost after losing her phone, with an IP address showing Beijing Capital International Airport . However, the post’s edits and deletion of comments have raised concerns among netizens about whether the account is being controlled . As of late August 12, no independent confirmation of her return has emerged, and Thai authorities have not confirmed her status.
-Thailand News (TN)
