Minister of Culture and Tourism: By 2025, the number of inbound tourists to China will exceed 1.5 billion.

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07/03/2026
Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sun Yi said at the press conference on people's livelihood during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress on March 7 that the Chinese government has rolled out a series of policies to promote the prosperity of the inbound tourism market. By 2025, the number of inbound tourists to China will exceed 150 million, with a year-on-year growth of over 17%, spending over 130 billion US dollars; of which more than 30 million foreign visitors will enter the country without a visa.