(FDI), and tourism flows, the intensity of China's integration with the global political economy is measured …How integrated is China with East Asia and ‘the West'? Especially given the belief of many analysts that China is …, empirically valid data demonstrating the structure of China's connections with the rest of the world is sorely needed. Using macro …

To capture the role of politics in tourism, we propose a novel measure to quantify political relations based on text … analysis of published diplomatic statements. We explain how political relations affect outbound tourist flows from China to … Japan and Korea. Estimated on monthly data (1997m1-2018m12), our model shows how China-Japan disputes affect tourist flows …

New Silk Road -- Part IV: Tourism Perspectives. … divided into four parts, the first of which discusses the history of and China’s motivations for the BRI. The second part …, socio-economic, cultural and ecological implications of the New Silk Road project. The final part highlights the tourism …

Along the historic Silk Road, tourism has established itself as an important economic sector in many regions with the … support of key international organisations like the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational … Silk Road heritage while reviving and preserving it. Tourism has the potential to promote regional development and can …