BEIJING’S MESSAGE TO THE WORLD’S TOURISTS: COME HERE AND JUDGE CHINA FOR YOURSELVES | ZICHEN WANG
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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 and sitting in cafes around Gulou and Sanlitun.
The shift is visible online, too; YouTube is increasingly filled with videos titled “China Shocked Me” or “My First Week in China”. Most of the creators are tourists, not China specialists or journalists, and many of them are encountering the country for the first time. The resurgence is striking because to many outside observers China’s story has become one of closure and increased security – of intensifying strategic rivalry with the west, expanded anti-espionage enforcement and…
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- China | The Guardian: 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.
- China | The Guardian: They are taking photos outside the Forbidden City and sitting in cafes around Gulou and Sanlitun.
- China | The Guardian: The shift is visible online, too; YouTube is increasingly filled with videos titled “China Shocked Me” or “My First Week in China”.
- China | The Guardian: Most of the creators are tourists, not China specialists or journalists, and many of them are encountering the country for the first time.
- China | The Guardian: The resurgence is striking because to many outside observers China’s story has become one of closure and increased security – of intensifying strategic rivalry with the west, expanded anti-espionage enforcement and…
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on BEIJING, MESSAGE, WORLD, TOURISTS, COME.
- Original feed: China | The Guardian.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 15:01 UK.
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