This is weird. And considering how the PRC exerts influence abroad, slightly suspicious. But the article is based on a TikTok video recorded after the fact. The headline also does not represent the facts exactly:
he had finished a meal and tried to pay, only to be told that the restaurant did not have Thai QR payment facilities or a Thai bank account. The shop allegedly asked whether he had another form of payment, forcing him to use renminbi.
He also claimed the bill increased by 50 baht (S$2), from 325 baht to 375 baht, after he was required to settle the payment in renminbi.
This is weird. And considering how the PRC exerts influence abroad, slightly suspicious. But the article is based on a TikTok video recorded after the fact. The headline also does not represent the facts exactly:
Yeah, so basically he didn’t have cash, wanted to pay by ThaiQR, and they said “sorry, we don’t take that, we do take WeChat Pay”.
Which could just as easily have happened in any 7-11.