Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand was one of the earliest overseas destinations opened to Chinese tourists.
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Abbreviation from 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, Singapore) + 马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà, Malaysia) + 泰国 (Tàiguó, Thailand). Iconic 1990s–2000s package-tour combo for Chinese tourists' first trip abroad — often the punchline for parents' generation overseas travel.