China’s Role in ASEAN Tourism’s Surge: A Deep Dive
In a rapidly changing global environment, with tensions between the major powers of the world making headlines, the Chinese tourist industry — an economic behemoth in its own right — has shown signs of revival. And this revival holds consequential implications for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In 2019, the Chinese tourism sector contributed a staggering 6.6 trillion yuan ($9.1 trillion) to the country’s economy. But...