Earlier on Monday, after the inauguration of the India Tourism office, Arun Anand, vice-president of the Indian Association of Tour Operators, said “even if one per cent of the Chinese population come to India, it will be a huge opportunity for all of us”.
It was left to Soni to inject some realism into those expectations. “Hoping for one per cent of the Chinese population is like aiming for the sky,” she said, referring to the country of 1.3 billion people. “But that way we will reach the tree-tops at least.”
The writer is in China as a guest of the Tourism Ministry.
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