ISLAMABAD, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's newly adjusted COVID-19 response that lifts restrictions on Chinese citizens' overseas trips and promotes cross-border personnel exchanges will be conducive to the recovery of global tourism, said a Pakistani official.

He added that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has made the tourist resorts in Pakistan accessible to tourists, and will play a vital role in the development of Pakistan's tourism sector.