According to the official account of the “Chinese Consulate General in Jeju”, on October 27, the consular area's mainstream media “Jimin Daily” published a spokesperson for the Consulate General in Jeju to answer questions from reporters on cross-border gambling. The full text is as follows: Gambling seriously harms the rule of law and undermines public order and morals. This is the general consensus of the international community. South Korean law strictly restricts domestic citizens from participating in gambling. Chinese law also imposes “zero tolerance” on gambling. Even if overseas casinos are legally established, Chinese citizens are suspected of violating Chinese law by participating in gambling across borders or organizing others to participate in gambling. China and South Korea are geographically close, have similar cultural ties, and have close relationships. Since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, practical cooperation in various fields has developed rapidly. Jeju plays a unique and important role in friendly exchanges between China and South Korea, and is the first overseas travel destination for many Chinese tourists. In 2025, nearly 1.9 million Chinese tourists, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, visited Jinan. Frequent personnel exchanges have strongly promoted cultural exchanges between Jeju and China, and further strengthened Jeju's confidence in cooperation with China in the field of tourism. However, from time to time, our museum has received reports and complaints from Chinese tourists, claiming that there are “black intermediaries” that do gray drainage on Chinese social networking platforms and then solicit Chinese tourists to gamble in Jeju through private messages. We firmly oppose this. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, the heads of state of China and South Korea successfully exchanged visits and reached an important consensus on developing healthy and beneficial cultural exchanges. China and South Korea are important neighbors. The two countries have introduced visa facilitation measures to promote personnel exchanges between the two sides and boost economic development by boosting tourism. It conforms to the fundamental interests of both countries and helps enhance understanding and friendship between the two peoples. We hope that the relevant South Korean authorities will focus on the long-term development of Jeju's tourism industry and the overall cultural exchange between China and South Korea, effectively carry out their supervisory responsibilities, strictly regulate casino operations, put an end to gambling against Chinese tourists, and maintain Jeju's good image as an “island of peace” and “tourist capital.” I also believe that Jeju can use tourism as a medium to comprehensively expand exchanges and cooperation with China, enhance mutual understanding and friendly feelings between the people of the two countries, and become the vanguard of local exchanges and cooperation between South Korea and China.
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According to the official account of the “Chinese Consulate General in Jeju”, on October 27, the consular area's mainstream media “Jimin Daily” published a spokesperson for the Consulate General in Jeju to answer questions from reporters on cross-border gambling. The full text is as follows: Gambling seriously harms the rule of law and undermines public order and morals. This is the general consensus of the international community. South Korean law strictly restricts domestic citizens from participating in gambling. Chinese law also imposes “zero tolerance” on gambling. Even if overseas casinos are legally established, Chinese citizens are suspected of violating Chinese law by participating in gambling across borders or organizing others to participate in gambling. China and South Korea are geographically close, have similar cultural ties, and have close relationships. Since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, practical cooperation in various fields has developed rapidly. Jeju plays a unique and important role in friendly exchanges between China and South Korea, and is the first overseas travel destination for many Chinese tourists. In 2025, nearly 1.9 million Chinese tourists, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, visited Jinan. Frequent personnel exchanges have strongly promoted cultural exchanges between Jeju and China, and further strengthened Jeju's confidence in cooperation with China in the field of tourism. However, from time to time, our museum has received reports and complaints from Chinese tourists, claiming that there are “black intermediaries” that do gray drainage on Chinese social networking platforms and then solicit Chinese tourists to gamble in Jeju through private messages. We firmly oppose this. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, the heads of state of China and South Korea successfully exchanged visits and reached an important consensus on developing healthy and beneficial cultural exchanges. China and South Korea are important neighbors. The two countries have introduced visa facilitation measures to promote personnel exchanges between the two sides and boost economic development by boosting tourism. It conforms to the fundamental interests of both countries and helps enhance understanding and friendship between the two peoples. We hope that the relevant South Korean authorities will focus on the long-term development of Jeju's tourism industry and the overall cultural exchange between China and South Korea, effectively carry out their supervisory responsibilities, strictly regulate casino operations, put an end to gambling against Chinese tourists, and maintain Jeju's good image as an “island of peace” and “tourist capital.” I also believe that Jeju can use tourism as a medium to comprehensively expand exchanges and cooperation with China, enhance mutual understanding and friendly feelings between the people of the two countries, and become the vanguard of local exchanges and cooperation between South Korea and China.
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