The number of outbound trips made by Chinese tourists in the first half of 2018 was more than 71 million, up 15% from 62 million in 2017. Before the year ends, the overall number is 162 million, past its forecast of 154 million.
The COTRI reports that in 2018, more than 78 million of all border crossings from Mainland China, ended in Greater China (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). The other 52% went further beyond, bringing close to 84 million Chinese to destinations around the world.
Thailand, Japan, Vietnam na South Korea bụ ebe anọ dị na mpụga Greater China nke hụrụ maka nkeji iri na ise nke afọ ihe karịrị otu nde ndị si Mainland China bịa. Mba ndị jisiri ike na-abawanye na ndị China kwa afọ karịa 50% gụnyere Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Nepal, Philippines, Serbia na Turkey.
