Chinese tourists robbed in Amsterdam

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Around 25 Chinese tourists have been robbed in Amsterdam over the past few months, a number that is increasing very fast, Dutch media report. Many of the tourists take cash in stead of credit cards often to buy diamonds and criminals have discovered those easy targets.
China's ambassador to the Netherlands Zhang Jun has asked the local authorities to look into the matter and - following a Dutch tradition - a steering group has started to look into the problem.
The larger number of tourist tour Europe on a fast track, doing many countries in a short time, and are mostly in Amsterdam for less than one day, visiting the diamond center Gazan and having dinner at a famous Chinese restaurant at the Jodenbreestraat.
While the trips are often low-budget tours in touring cars, many tourist use the opportunity to buy some high-value items. Not all robberies seem to have been reported, because most Chinese tourists speak only Chinese and the tour operators have no time for lengthy delays.