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Committee to boost EU-China tourism, culture links launched in Brussels

Xinhua, April 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The official launching ceremony of the Europe-China "One Belt One Road" (OBOR) Culture & Tourism Development Committee was held at the China Cultural Center in Brussels on Wednesday.

The Committee, aiming to consolidate a network of top-level Chinese and European partners active in tourism and cultural aspects of diplomacy, business and politics, was established and headed by member of European Parliament (MEP) Istvan Ujhelyi, vice-chair of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee.

Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union Ambassador Yang Yanyi and European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics responsible for education, culture, youth and sport, attended the ceremony.

Statistics show Europe hosted almost 3.4 million Chinese visitors in 2014. Moreover, there are more and more investments both from Europe and China in tourism, turning it into a key driver of socio-economic progress through the creation of jobs, new businesses, economic growth and infrastructure development.

The OBOR Committee recognized this new dimension of EU-China cooperation, and vowed to focus on culture and tourism potentials in the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Endit