国际英语资讯:Interview: China, Egypt promote tourism exchange amid strengthening ties: Chinese envoy
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 10-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Yuewen">Yuewen</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> 300,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="leap">leap</span>," <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 500,000 <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="netted">netted</span> 6.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="from">from</span> 12.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="civilizations">civilizations</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="archaeological">archaeological</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="conferences">conferences</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="strives">strives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p><span word="Describing">Describing</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="conferences">conferences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salons">salons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="revive">revive</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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