Visiting Lebanon

With Lebanon looking to diversify its tourism market away from tourists from the GCC region, China seems to be an obvious choice. According to the China Tourism Research Institute, 120 million Chinese travelled abroad in 2015 alone, spending approximately $104.5 billion. Although the Chinese embassy in Lebanon was unable to provide us with figures regarding how many of its nationals visited Lebanon, it is safe to assume that the number is rather low. Therefore, it is clearly a market worth tapping into and developing. Executive corresponded with Ambassador Wang Kejian via e-mail to discuss ways to grow economic and touristic relations between the two countries. E   Is there an aim or expectation to further intensify economic relations between China and Lebanon in 2017? This year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Lebanon. Ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1971, the economic and trade