China's "May Day" holiday economy performs remarkably; Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Will surely bring more vitality to the global economy

On May 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian presided over a regular press briefing. A reporter asked: “Latest statistics show that during the just-concluded ‘May Day’ holiday, the total volume of cross-regional person-trips across all of society in China is expected to exceed 1.5 billion person-times, averaging more than 300 million person-times per day, which is a 4% year-on-year increase in the daily average. Revenue from hotel group-booking sales increased by 86% year-on-year, and the box office surpassed 750 million yuan. Among them, inbound tourism has seen explosive growth. More and more tourists are choosing inbound travel to China. Some believe that the standout performance of China’s ‘May Day’ holiday economy is a microcosm of the overall strength of China’s economy. What comments does the spokesperson have on this?”

Lin Jian said that during this year’s ‘May Day’ holiday, he believes that many of the domestic and international journalists present today will have traveled across different parts of China for leisure and tourism, and experienced the hot, thriving holiday economy. The data mentioned by the reporter reflects China’s strong economic resilience and the enormous potential of the domestic demand market. We have also noted that more and more foreign tourists are choosing to use the ‘May Day’ holiday to check in on in-depth travel across China, immersing themselves in the “Chinese-style sense of security” and the Chinese people’s “hourly moments,” which further demonstrates the appeal of China’s commitment to high-level opening-up and the policy measures that facilitate exchanges between people in China and other countries. China’s door to opening-up will open wider and wider; the thriving momentum of “a Flowing China” crossing borders will surely bring more vitality and positive expectations to the global economy. (CCTV News)