The Chinese government appeared to take aim at the U.S. tourism industry on Wednesday as the trade war between the two countries intensifies.
The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism warned citizens about traveling to the United States, citing “deterioration of China-U.S. economic and trade relations and the domestic security situation in the United States,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Chinese citizens traveling to the United States, either for tourism or education, generated $20.2 billion for American services exports in 2023, according to the WSJ.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism added in a statement that it is reminding “Chinese tourists to fully assess the risks of traveling to the United States and be cautious.” The communist government issued a similar travel advisory amid the U.S.-China trade war during Trump’s first term.
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