China’s graying migrants have stash of money ready to spend
China’s graying migrants have stash of money ready to spend
- October 30, 2015
- Wang Feng, sociology professor, is quoted by Bloomberg and The Japan Times Oct. 30, 2015
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From Bloomberg:
“Just look at the age profile of the large crowds of Chinese tourists overseas,” said
Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. “It is
no longer just the adventurous youths but groups of early retirement-age Chinese who
are flocking to tourist sites” around the world.
For the full story, please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-29/china-s-graying-migrants-have-a-hidden-stash-of-money-to-spend.
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