Beijing’s message to the world’s tourists: come here and judge China for yourselves | Zichen Wang

By relaxing visa rules, Beijing has two things on its mind – boosting its economy and improving its self-image Walk through central Beijing today and one thing quickly becomes apparent: foreigners are back. They are taking photos outside the Forbidden City...

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What happened: By relaxing visa rules, Beijing has two things on its mind – boosting its economy and improving its self-image Walk through central Beijing today and one thing quickly becomes apparent: foreigners are back. They are taking photos outside the Forbidden City...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Business via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/tourists-world-china-beijing-economy