PHUKET: A strange message warning people about Phuket is being sent through a Chinese web site to readers. Phuketwan has discovered the message embedded in extracts from articles called up on Google from the Women of China online site. The message reads: You should warn your people to becareful [sic] for holidaying in Phuket! It comes up on articles that are not about Phuket. The site, womanofchina.cn, carries articles about women in China and from around the world, in English.

The site says: Sponsored by All-China Women's Federation, womenofchina.cn offers comprehensive information on the way China's women live today, showcasing their views on the rapidly changing world around them, the challenges they face and the achievements that have been made in the field of women's development.

It's likely that the mysterious warning about Phuket has been planted in the site's HTML coding, possibly without the knowledge of the people who run the site. It appears as though someone may have decided to let people know what they think about Phuket, using the Women of China website.



Among the ''Feedack'' [sic] on the site is the following message:

Jerome on 2013-10-06
Hi, i come back from Phuket, Thailand, and i was very surprised because a lot of chinese tourists woman get assaulted/raped in Thailand,and you do nothing to warn them. You should warn your people to becareful for holidaying in Phuket! Here the link of the last assault: (link to a site removed)

Reply
Dear Jerome,
Thanks for your reminder. We will strengthen publicity and report the situation to related departments who are expected to take action with regards to this issue.
Best wishes,
Yang Zixin