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It seems like South Korea is trembling with fear regarding its tourism industry. There was a pessimistic prediction made last year that the sightseeing population from China would shrink due to the diplomatic controversy over the deployment of the Theater of High Altitude Area Defense missile (THAAD). In fact, individual tourists from China grew by 4.4 percent. However, people who travel through travel agency plans, the so-called “group tourists,” decreased. This winter, it was hard to see these groups at the most popular tourist location, Myeong-dong. Because group tourists have a considerable impact on the industry, South Korea is keeping an eye on this development. How will this situation turn out in 2017?

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