From the New York Times:
Since China put the European Union on its list of approved tourist destinations two years ago, the volume of Chinese sightseers to the Continent has surged, and France is their top destination…
“How to accommodate the growth of visitors is something that’s on everyone’s mind, and the Chinese are a very big piece of that,” said Paul Roll, director of the Paris Tourism Office. He said only factors like limited airline seats and limited staff to process visas were keeping the growth in check.
Tourism is just one of the ways China’s rapid economic growth is affecting the Continent. While Africans and Arabs still make up the bulk of Europe’s new immigrants, ethnic Chinese, from both China and Southeast Asia, are quietly making their growing presence felt. [Full text]
