DEVELOPMENTS - On the road to increasing China-India tourism

China Daily, 2007-01-18

Having successfully launched several new initiatives and achieved many more milestones, including a visit to India by President Hu Jintao in 2006 (designated the Year of China-India Friendship), the two sides have designated 2007 as the Year of China-India Friendship through Tourism.

As is well-known worldwide, the boom in the tourism industry (including all the inflow and outflow of travelers and their spending power) remains a major driver and one of the most dependable indicators of high-level social development.
A tourism boom comes only with sustained economic growth accompanied by infrastructure development and the creation of jobs in new sectors and regions.

Especially in the case of China and India, the tourism boom is expected to facilitate peace and friendship by raising mutual awareness and enhancing mutual stakes. This also contributes to sustaining both countries' internal stability and long-run development.

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