Chinese nationals missing in Thailand include model, actor & recent graduate

After the news of Chinese actor Wang Xing going missing in Thailand went viral, more missing Chinese nationals have been reported.

Among those missing are a model, an actor and a recent college graduate whose disappearances bore a similarity to Wang’s case.

Chinese model goes missing after flying to Thailand for ‘acting job’

One of those missing is model Yang Zeqi (杨泽琪).

On Thursday (9 Jan), a netizen who identified himself as Yang’s cousin posted on Weibo, saying he has been uncontactable since 21 Dec.

He received an audition notice for an acting job in Thailand on 8 Dec, according to the post.

After being told he’d passed the audition he boarded flight VZ3719 on 20 Dec from Beijing to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.

He was picked up at the airport by a car, but later told a chat group that he had switched cars.

He was then taken near the border with Myanmar.

However, they lost contact with him somewhere near the border on 21 Dec, his cousin said.

His circumstances would become more mysterious on 29 Dec, when Yang made a video call to his mother after being uncontactable for more than a week.

During the six-minute call, he wore black and was sitting on a stool with his hands on a table. He also appeared to have visible bruises and appeared to be “not right”.

The video call was then cut off.

Father flies to Thailand to look for son

Following the call, Yang’s father made a report with the Chinese police.

As of Friday (10 Jan), he had flown to Thailand — his first overseas trip — to look for his son.

He told the media that he was a former soldier and was “not afraid of death and hardship”, but this time he’s “really afraid” that he might never see his son again.

Chinese actor’s whereabouts uncertain purportedly travelling to Thailand on 3 Jan

Another missing person is Chinese actor He Junmin (何俊旻).