China sees 2.43 billion passenger trips over eight-day holiday

09/10/2025 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

--China's National Day holiday boosted travel and spending, with total trips rising by over 6% and outbound travel up 11% compared with the same period last year

--China's Ministry of Commerce has imposed export controls on technologies related to rare earths

--The IMF says the global economy is performing better than expected but warns of uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariffs