U.S., Feb. 24 -- The European Tourism Manifesto Alliance, the voice of the European travel and tourism sector, has issued the following statement on the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on EU-China tourism cooperation.

We offer our solidarity and support to China and the Chinese people during an exceptionally challenging time, and commit to working with our partners in Europe and Asia to that end.

From higher education to retail, hospitality to transportation, the social and economic impact of COVID-19 crisis on travel and tourism illustrates the importance of Europe's relationship with China.

The strong mutual interest in both cultural and commercial exchange between China and Europe was shown by the EU-China Year of Tourism in 2018. We mus...