国际英语资讯:EU-China Tourism Year 2018 opens with official ceremony in Venice
<p><span word="VENICE">VENICE</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> 2018 (<span word="ECTY">ECTY</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doge">Doge</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p><p><span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 122 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> (<span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="some">some</span> 109.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 3.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 14.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>.</p><p>"<span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="people">people</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>," <span word="Elzbieta">Elzbieta</span> <span word="Bienkowska">Bienkowska</span>, <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Internal">Internal</span> <span word="Market">Market</span>, <span word="Industry">Industry</span>, <span word="Entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SMEs">SMEs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span>.</p>
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