China unveils plan to boost ice & snow economy, targeting 1.5 trillion yuan by 2030

NAMPA / Xinhua

2024-11-07

BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an ambitious plan to grow its ice and snow economy, targeting winter sports, tourism, and equipment manufacturing as key drivers of economic growth, with a projected value of 1.5 trillion yuan (approximately 211 billion U.S. dollars) by 2030. The announcement builds on China's 2015 pledge to engage 300 million people in winter sports - a target reached before the 2022 Winter Olympics, with 346 mil......

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