On Tuesday 10 December the China National Tourist Office presented China Tourism Night 2019 to 220 American and Chinese government and tourism officials, travel writers and vloggers at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC.

Theme of the show - which featured talks on Chinese food and culture as well as Sichuan Opera and videos of China - was "Beautiful China - Splendid Culture."

NYC is the #1 US destination for travelers from China - who spend an average of $6700 while there - but visitation from China began to decline in 2018, a trend which the Chinese attribute to difficulty in getting US visas and "unwelcoming" US policies on trade and immigration.