Beijing’s message to the world’s tourists: come here and judge China for yourselves | Zichen Wang
By relaxing visa rules, Beijing has two things on its mind – boosting its economy and improving its self-imageWalk through central Beijing today and one thing quickly becomes apparent: foreigners are back. They are taking photos outside the Forbidden City and sitting in cafes around Gulou and Sanlitun. The shift is visible online, too; YouTube is increasingly filled with videos titled “China Shocked Me” or “My First Week in China”. Most of the creators are tourists, not China specialists or…
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