tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5953022053267725427..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: China Tourists are so down that they are up over the first six months of 2015Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-21306955852812690202016-09-01T23:38:51.136+08:002016-09-01T23:38:51.136+08:00Yep. That's China proper. Once you toss in HKK...Yep. That's China proper. Once you toss in HKK, then you get very close to 2015 levels. So I am wondering if Hong Kong is being used to balance China. But everything is so opaque. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-19045083083507991342016-09-01T21:25:38.594+08:002016-09-01T21:25:38.594+08:00Hmmm... the numbers are down after 520. Down 50,00...Hmmm... the numbers are down after 520. Down 50,000 between July 2015 and July 2016.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82695350101131572252016-09-01T15:01:11.016+08:002016-09-01T15:01:11.016+08:00"ground move and mountains shake,’(lol) ... e..."ground move and mountains shake,’(lol) ... even her executive power could come tumbling down"<br />More hollow "Chinese" threats. Waaaa! Why do Taiwanese like democracy and self-determination... Really...<br />I thought the Diplomat was reputable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-25980848196945549072016-09-01T12:11:55.697+08:002016-09-01T12:11:55.697+08:00"A Washington-based KMT think tank has a piec..."A Washington-based KMT think tank has a piece in The Diplomat"<br />I didn't know that the Institute of Taiwan-America studies was a KMT think tank. I mean I could tell the members (ie Yeni Wong and Ho-I Wu) were strongly pro-Blue people, but do you know if the institute is funded by KMT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-65626357614325170622016-09-01T12:04:55.163+08:002016-09-01T12:04:55.163+08:00If the numbers supposedly aren't actually down...If the numbers supposedly aren't actually down, what's all the hubbub about then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28592851094959308622016-09-01T12:04:16.544+08:002016-09-01T12:04:16.544+08:00If the numbers supposedly aren't actually down...If the numbers supposedly aren't actually down, what's all the hubbub about then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56812567824979109382016-09-01T09:23:16.173+08:002016-09-01T09:23:16.173+08:00I notice some are more careful now, noting only th...I notice some are more careful now, noting only that group tours are down. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36845394730160573342016-09-01T09:14:35.204+08:002016-09-01T09:14:35.204+08:00Yeah, I guess the pundits will say that May + June...Yeah, I guess the pundits will say that May + June + July are 10 % lower on yoy. Or that if you remove January, it will not work. Or anything. These games with statistics are pointless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com