China Tourism Academy reports Mainland tourists spent some $42 billion in overseas destinations including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan last year.
At the same time, overseas tourists spent only $38 billion on the Mainland, down by 7%.
China Daily reported that though official statistics for 2009 are yet to be released, the academy estimated that the tourism deficit will stand at $4 billion in 2009 – the first ever tourism deficit in China.
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