Outlook on Sino-US travel, education exchanges gloomy

Industry insiders and experts hold a gloomy view of tourism and education exchanges between China and the United States, after two of China's ministries issued risk alerts noting the deterioration in bilateral economic relations caused by the US' hefty tariffs.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Education issued separate alerts on Wednesday evening.

The former reminded Chinese tourists to fully assess tourism risks in the US, in light of the worsening trade relations between the two sides and the US' domestic security situation. The Ministry of Education warned Chinese students to make security assessments if choosing to study in certain US states, citing a bill passed in the US state of Ohio that contains negative provisions related to China. It imposes restrictions on education exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and US higher education institutions, Xinhua News Agency reported.