Chinese investors are spending billions on Thai property

Thailand's popularity among Chinese property investors has soared despite a 2014 military coup and uncertainty about upcoming elections. According to recent data from online Chinese real estate portal Juwai.com, Thailand was the most popular country in the world when it comes to inquiries from potential real estate buyers in 2018 — climbing up from the sixth spot in 2016. Thailand was the fourth-most-popular country for Chinese property investment in 2018, according to Juwai, with $2.3 billion coming in from Chinese sources.