CHINA - Tourism surge tests China's infrastructure

msnbc.msn.com, June 18, 2007

Growth, however, is already creating surging demand for hotels, transport and other tourism-related services, which is aggravated by rising domestic tourism, officials said.
"We're putting an emphasis on tourism so we can increase domestic consumption and increase living standards," Shao Qiwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, told a conference in Hong Kong.
Beijing has targeted growth in domestic consumption as a way to balance its economy and reduce its reliance on exports.

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