'Eat more seafood and less instant noodles,' Xi suggests Chinese tourists  

习近平幽默插话聊文明：“矿泉水瓶子不要乱扔”

“我插一句啊，也要教育我们的公民到海外旅游讲文明。矿泉水瓶子不要乱扔，不要去破坏人家的珊瑚礁。少吃方便面，多吃当地海鲜。”当地时间15日晚，正在马尔代夫进行首次国事访问的中国国家主席习近平，在下榻饭店会见中国驻马使馆工作人员、中资机构和华侨华人代表。当中国驻马尔代夫大使王福康说到中马旅游合作时，习近平一番幽默的插话，引得全场响起一片笑声和掌声。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed hopes that Chinese tourists would behave in a civilized way while traveling abroad during his state visit to Maldives, chinanews.com reported.

During a meeting on Monday with Chinese entrepreneurs, local Chinese representatives, and staff of the Chinese Embassy in Maldives, Xi said "our citizens should be educated to behave in a civilized way."

"Don't throw mineral water bottles around and don't damage the coral reef here," he said. "Eat less instant noodles, and more seafood," he added, arousing laughter and applause.

Xi also demanded Chinese nationals living in Maldives to present a positive image of China, and asked Chinese enterprises to build their brands there with "practical actions."

Chinese outbound trips have reached 100 million annually. With living standards gradually elevated, Chinese tourists are setting their feet in more places around the globe, from Hong Kong and Taiwan to the UK and France, from the US and Canada to Maldives, he said.

Xi said more than 400,000 Chinese tourists are expected to travel to Maldives this year, and hoped tourism promotion and services could meet the demand.

The president told his Maldivian counterpart earlier that day that China would encourage more people to tour there, and hoped the country could protect the safety and interests of Chinese tourists.