When the Philippines' tourism industry will depend on the 1.7 million Chinese tourists
A rumor that China has put the Philippines on a travel blacklist due to its Internet gambling problem has been widely circulated in the Philippines, with many media outlets reporting the incident and expressing concern that the move will seriously affect the country's tourism industry.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines responded on October 11 that online gambling and all kinds of crimes it causes damage to the interests of both China and the Philippines, and that China firmly opposes and cracks down on this, but that "putting the Philippines on a tourism blacklist is wrong information."
On Oct 13 local time, Representative Marvin Rillo of the fourth District of Quezon City, Philippines, welcomed the clarification of the misinformation by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines. Riero said the Philippines needs about 1.7 million tourists from China every year to allow the country's tourism industry to recover quickly from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.