A Chinese expert hailed the closer people-to-people exchanges between China and South Korea on Tuesday, as South Korea recorded an increase of 21.3 percent in foreign visitor arrivals during the first seven months this year, with the Chinese mainland topping the list. The tourism boom helps enhance mutual understanding, stimulate consumption and injects more positive, pragmatic momentum into bilateral relations, analysts said.

A Chinese expert hailed the closer people-to-people exchanges between China and South Korea on Tuesday, as South Korea recorded an increase of 21.3 percent in foreign visitor…

South Korea received over two million international visitors in July 2026, up 20.8% from the same month last year.