The contribution of the once high-flying tourism sector to China's GDP may drop by 1 to 1.5 percentage points in 2020, as the outbreak of the coronavirus has pummeled the industry.
China's southwestern provinces are particularly vulnerable to the shockwaves and will feel the pain deeply, according to experts.
As a booming industry, the tourism sector contributed more than 11 percent of China's total GDP in 2018, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
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