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High Tourism Along BRI

According to a recently-released UNWTO report, China has become a driving force for tourism among the countries along the Silk Road. The number of tourists in the areas along the road rose from 775,000 in 2012 to nearly 3.1 million in 2016. From this amount, about 2.1 million came from China. “As a component of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is expected to play a vital role for the maritime infrastructure development through regional cooperation, and it has a potential to favor the establishment of new maritime routes based on the ancient Maritime Silk Road heritage,” comments report author Robert Travers.

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