Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

New Chinese state law mandates all businesses over ten employees be in a partnership with a state company, in this case Air China, with the state company taking the controlling share of the partnership.

All the private airlines are funneling ‘profits’ into state companies keeping the state afloat. Willingly or not. One owner of a private airline is now in prison and his company now run by Air China. Officially, he just left and gave everything he owns to the state.

But yet the foreign ministry encourages visitors to come back to China. Just like the encouraging foreign businesses to return to China and set up shop. But at the same time imprisoning foreign businessmen under the espionage law for doing their jobs.

Sorry for derailing this wonderful thread.

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

New Chinese state law mandates all businesses over ten employees be in a partnership with a state company, in this case Air China, with the state company taking the controlling share of the partnership.

All the private airlines are funneling ‘profits’ into state companies keeping the state afloat. Willingly or not. One owner of a private airline is now in prison and his company now run by Air China. Officially, he just left and gave everything he owns to the state.

But yet the foreign ministry encourages visitors to come back to China. Just like the encouraging foreign businesses to return to China and set up shop. But at the same time imprisoning foreign businessmen under the espionage law for doing their jobs.

Sorry for derailing this wonderful thread.

Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:37 pm

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

New Chinese state law mandates all businesses over ten employees be in a partnership with a state company, in this case Air China, with the state company taking the controlling share of the partnership.

NKotB, would you mind clarifying what you mean? 1995 was an unfortunate year for Tarim, and there was a lot going on during those years.
Plus- whatever Chinese laws dictate in domestic companies, doesn’t generally apply to companies outside. No matter what the likes of Little Pinks would like us to believe.

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

New Chinese state law mandates all businesses over ten employees be in a partnership with a state company, in this case Air China, with the state company taking the controlling share of the partnership.

All the private airlines are funneling ‘profits’ into state companies keeping the state afloat. Willingly or not. One owner of a private airline is now in prison and his company now run by Air China. Officially, he just left and gave everything he owns to the state.

But yet the foreign ministry encourages visitors to come back to China. Just like the encouraging foreign businesses to return to China and set up shop. But at the same time imprisoning foreign businessmen under the espionage law for doing their jobs.

Sorry for derailing this wonderful thread.

Ong Tay wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:49 pm

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:25 pm

Kammekor wrote:I have a crush on Thailand, ever since I went there in 1995 in my first holiday as a teacher. Never experienced anything like that. So different from everything I was used to.

Truly life changing.

The irony is, my plan was to go to China, but the airline I would go with (Tarom) cancelled my ticket for unknown reasons and the only destination within the budget was Bangkok. I always thought I would be able to plan my life, but when I look back so far major events have mainly been coincidental.

Sorry, they cancelled your ticket.

New Chinese state law mandates all businesses over ten employees be in a partnership with a state company, in this case Air China, with the state company taking the controlling share of the partnership.

All the private airlines are funneling ‘profits’ into state companies keeping the state afloat. Willingly or not. One owner of a private airline is now in prison and his company now run by Air China. Officially, he just left and gave everything he owns to the state.

But yet the foreign ministry encourages visitors to come back to China. Just like the encouraging foreign businesses to return to China and set up shop. But at the same time imprisoning foreign businessmen under the espionage law for doing their jobs.

Sorry for derailing this wonderful thread.

Isn't Tarom the Romanian airline? What does that have to do with private airlines in China?