Tourist dispute deserves objective view

Some tourists need to mind their manners

The Chinese tourists’ debatable behavior invited severe criticism from some netizens at home.

It should be noted that China is moving toward the global center stage, but the Chinese people’s dissatisfaction with some compatriots’ misbehavior is rising, too. Indeed, a few Chinese tourists’ misbehaviors and actions overseas have tarnished the image of Chinese tourists as a whole. For instance, some Chinese tourists like talking loudly and jumping the queue.

As citizens of an emerging country, we should develop a global vision and try our best to qualify as world citizens. And Chinese tourists should be made aware of this before they travel abroad.

Xiong Bingqi, deputy director of the 21st Century Education Research Institute