Data released by China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market shows that the number and buying power of Chinese tourists abroad have risen to the first place in the world. The Project Director of the Foreign Tourism Market of China, Matt Thomson says: "Academy statistics show over 100 million Chinese tourists traveled abroad in 2013, with a total spending of 102 billion US dollars. Chinese travelers have overtaken American and German travelers to become the biggest spenders in the world."

The article is edited and translated from出境游消费跃居世界第一 , source: People's Daily