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The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.

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    5 months ago

    Its a completely different country. Talking to family who went there in the 2000s for work, their experiences are entirely alien.

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        5 months ago

        That’s the densist part of Chongqing, the equivalent of showing someone Manhattan to represent all of America. The rest of China isn’t quite so visually loud.

        This is a different part of downtown Chongqing.