China aims to make Hainan an international tourism island

Tourist police of Sanya PSB. [Photo/CGTN]

President Xi announced a series of favorable policies covering tourism, aiming to make Hainan an international resort. The efforts include carrying out major infrastructure projects like international routes and airlines while embracing intelligent and network infrastructure. In order to develop Hainan into an international hub of tourism and consumption, the government will open up the duty-free policy to boost sales. Xi also called for new tourism programs and better services.

Sanya set up China's first tourist police patrol in 2015 to standardize the tourism sector and offer better quality services to tourists. The captain of the division told CGTN that they are specialized in answering queries, resolving disputes and cracking down on crimes. In the future, they will equip themselves with more high-tech devices to quickly respond to emergencies, to monitor tourist sites and to translate. Police officers are also being trained in foreign languages to overcome the language barrier and better help overseas tourists.