The book presents a comprehensive study of the formation, development and crisis of the tourism industry in China. Particular attention is paid to the interdisciplinary analysis of tourism policy in its relationship with the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the country. The approaches, strategies and forecasts of sector recovery in the context of a pandemic have been studied. The economic consequences of COVID-19 in the tourism sector of China and in the main destinations of the Chinese tourist flow are examined in detail. Practical recommendations are given on the use of Chinese experience for the restoration of tourism in the Russian Federation. In 1950-1980 the Chinese authorities considered the tourism industry as an integral part of the country's foreign policy, in 1980-2020 its economic component came to the fore. In the medium to long term, China will seek to combine the benefits of both periods. In a post-crisis society, the country's tourism industry will not only bring economic benefits, but also contribute to the implementation of the political course.