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Chinese Travelers Land in the U.S.
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With incomes rising, Chinese travelers are taking to the skies. An easy reference chart on international travel to the U.S. from 2000-2011.
随着人均收入增加，越来越多的中国游客们选择乘坐飞机旅行。以下是2000－2011年中美旅游流量数据图。

Date Published: 01/18/2012

A plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport. Photo by mi..chael (Creative Commons).

In 2000, the number of international arrivals to the United States from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan were roughly equal at 450,000 travelers. While the events of 9/11 caused a dip in all foreign arrival to the U.S., Chinese travelers quickly reversed the trend. By 2010, over 800,000 Chinese citizens landed in the U.S. Whether for business, family, or tourism, cross-Pacific travel is rapidly increasing. Through September of 2011, the number of PRC travelers for the year exceed 850,000, with forecasts pointing to over 1 million Chinese travelers by December. By 2016, the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries projects nearly 3 million arrivals from the People's Republic of China, with another 386,000 coming from Taiwan.

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Note: 2011 figures are projections from OTTI. For PRC stats, figures from 2000-2009 include travelers from Hong Kong. 2010 excludes Hong Kong travelers.

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