China's tourism boom figures do not add up
Though China's current tourism is booming and set to continue, says the IMF, this is not confirmed in the data reported by China's counterparties in the tourism trade. There are huge discrepancies, says Brad Setser on the Council on Foreign Relations website, and theorises the following possible explanations: hidden imports and hidden capital outflows.

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