Chinese travellers to the US worry about everything from gun violence to hostile border checks. But visits are still up compared with last year
When Gao Huasheng, a university professor from Shanghai, began planning a two-week family holiday to San Francisco earlier this year, he worried about exposing his children to scenes of drug use or even gun violence.
But in the end, the 44-year-old decided to go ahead with the trip – and his fears turned out to be misplaced. The family’s visit to the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park and road trip down the Pacific coast went off without a hitch.
“My children said it was exciting, not crowded and not hot,” Gao said, referring to Six Flags.
Many Chinese tourists appear to be making the same call in 2025: to travel to the United States despite a host of misgivings.
