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China’s first summer in four years without harsh COVID restrictions was meant to create a travel boom for its wilting economy. It hasn’t turned out that way.

China’s first summer in four years without harsh COVID restrictions was meant to create a travel boom for its wilting economy. It hasn’t turned out that way.

China’s first summer in four years without harsh COVID restrictions was meant to create a travel boom for its wilting economy. It hasn’t turned out that way.

Visa hassles, lack of flights, idiosyncratic payment systems and language barrier limit China’s appeal to tourists from places such as North America and Europe | Travel

The pandemic is gone, but the memory of how it was handled remains — images of deserted streets and barricaded buildings are hardly fodder for holiday brochures and tourism campaigns.