Rosy New Year wish of consumers

Some media outlets deem China's economic slowdown to be the top financial and economic news of 2015, as it hurt consumption worldwide. But Chinese consumers seem to differ.

Two figures may explain why.

One is that China's online retail sales are expected to outperform the rest of the world by reaching 4 trillion yuan ($618 billion) this year. The other is that about 120 million Chinese traveled overseas in 2015, making China the largest source of overseas tourists in the world.