WASHINGTON -- The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington issued a starkly-worded travel advisory this week for summer tourists traveling to the United States, explaining in so many words that traveling to the country could be hazardous to one’s health unless one takes proper precautions. The advisory reads in large part like a
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The U.S. witnessed a 4 percent drop in foreign tourist visits last year. The decline has been called the “Trump Slump” by observers, who credit the outrage sparked by Trump administration policies such as the discriminatory anti-Muslim travel ban and other xenophobic measures.