4th October 2026 – (Shanghai) A 33‑year‑old Shanghai music teacher, Wang Qi, has been reported missing after travelling alone to Bangkok on 24th September, with relatives saying he last made contact the following day before calls went unanswered. His school confirmed he left work as normal on 24th September, did not return after the Mid‑Autumn break, and that the family has filed reports with police. China’s embassy in Thailand said on 2nd October it had received a request for assistance and had alerted Thai police, adding that inquiries are in progress.
According to family accounts shared with Chinese‑language media, the phone associated with Wang later showed an IP location twice in southern Karen State, Myanmar, on the evenings of 26th and 27th September. On 27th September, his Douyin account reportedly attempted voice calls to his mother and a friend, preceded by a message urging the call to be answered, but neither attempt connected. Relatives cautioned that IP data alone cannot confirm his physical location.
The timeline compiled by outlets that contacted Wang’s school and classmates indicates he studied at East China Normal University’s Music College and now works at an international bilingual school in Shanghai. Classmates and former teachers have circulated appeals for information, while students said he had not mentioned travel plans before the holiday. Police in Shanghai and intermediaries in Thailand have received reports, but no official findings on his whereabouts have been released.
Thai‑Chinese media reports quoted relatives as saying local police gave a preliminary view that the case was highly likely to involve deception across borders, though this has not been publicly confirmed by authorities. The missing‑person appeals emphasise that Wang did not explain his purpose of travel or itinerary before departure and that he drove to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after work on 24th September to board a Spring Airlines flight to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The case has renewed attention on trafficking‑linked online‑scam compounds along the Myanmar–Thailand border. In June, a Thailand‑based victim‑assistance network told Reuters that more than 5,300 people remained confined in Myanmar scam centres near the Thai frontier, including an estimated 1,600 Chinese nationals, despite earlier crackdowns.