China expects bigger tourism trade surplus

China's tourism trade surplus is expected to increase as the country takes in more cash from inbound visitors than its outbound travelers spend overseas, according to the country's tourism industry watchdog.

The inbound tourism market has emerged from the downturn following the global financial crisis and has grown continuously in the past few years, the China National Tourism Administration said in a statement on Monday.

The country's outbound tourism industry has entered a stage of slower growth after experiencing rapid expansion, the statement said.