A fisherman works at night on Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi.[Photo by Liu Xianglong/For China Daily]

We will take a long view to tourism development and strive to expand the size of the international market.

Currently, 153 countries and regions are destinations to host outbound Chinese tourists, 121 of which have formally launched tourist group services. Over the next five years, Chinese tourists will make over 600 million trips overseas.

We will endeavor to realize the target of exchanging 20 million tourists with the Republic of Korea, 5 million tourists with the Untied States, 5 million tourists with Russia, 10 million tourists with Thailand and 10 million tourists with Indonesia, and further expand the size of the international tourism market.

Following the goals of ensuring the "safety, convenience and comfort" of tourists, we will continue to ease visa restrictions, improve border tourism policies and streamline entry and exit procedures to reduce the time and cost of travel.

We will also enhance communication with our partners, and strengthen and expand bilateral and multilateral exchanges.

We are willing to carry out tourism cooperation in the form of "tourism year" with more countries, enhance cooperation with international organizations, deeply engage in multilateral exchanges and cooperation and take an active part in international tourism affairs.