South Korea is likely to miss out on a share of the estimated 590 billion yuan (US$90 billion) that Chinese tourists will spend both overseas and at home during the eight-day national day holiday period that begins on October 1, because of political tensions between the two countries.
South Korea’s decision earlier this year to deploy the US THAAD missile defense system to counter North Korean threats sparked a fierce protest from China, which saw the system as a threat to its security.
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