SEOUL/TOKYO/SYDNEY – Love them or hate them, Chinese youke (tourists) have become such a huge economic force that some countries have coined terms to describe their generous spending.
South Koreans refer to them as “keunson”, which literally means large hands or big spenders. The Japanese use the word “bakugai” (explosive buying) to refer to the Chinese shopping sprees.
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