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China Tourism Group Corporation Limited
China Travel Service
Native name
中国旅游集团
Company typePublic
FoundedOctober 1985
Headquarters,
China
ParentState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
SubsidiariesChina Travel International Investment Hong Kong
Websitectg.cn

China Travel Service, also known as China Tourism Group Corporation Limited,[1] (CTG; 中国旅游集团) is a state-owned tourism company headquartered in Haikou, Hainan, China.

The corporation was established on 19 November 1949 with the goal of marketing China to the rest of the world and promoting tourism. It is a subordinate agency to the National Tourism Administration and a parent organization of China Travel International Investment Hong Kong.[2]

China Travel Service
Simplified Chinese中国旅行社总社
Traditional Chinese中國旅行社總社
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Lǚxíngshè Zǒngshè
Wade–GilesChung-kuo Lü-hsing-she Tsung-she

Controversies

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During the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, China Travel Service reportedly leaked protestors' personal information to HKLeaks, a doxxing website that targeted supporters of the protest movement.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us – China Tourism Group". Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ^ "China Travel. China Tours. Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Silkroad. China Travel Services. CTS". www.chinatravelservice.com.
  3. ^ Fittarelli, Alberto. "Beautiful Bauhinia: "HKLeaks" – The Use of Covert and Overt Online Harassment Tactics to Repress 2019 Hong Kong Protests - The Citizen Lab". Citizen Lab. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ Lam, Oiwan. "A forensic investigation finds a site that doxxes Hong Kong activists and journalists is likely backed by Beijing". GlobalVoices. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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