China is ranked as the fourth most popular destination around the world by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Millions of tourists and business travelers come to China every year. Safety is a major factor supporting the growing inflow. Xu Xinchen reports.

Bombing robberies these are never on the travel plan for anyone when arriving in a foreign country.

KRIS VAN GOETHEM, INBOUND & MICE DIRECTOR THOMAS COOK CHINA "Countries like Thailand, Myanmar , they are more turbulent in terms of government, social economics. We've seen Thailand in last four five years suffer dramatically with instability."

KRIS VAN GOETHEM, INBOUND & MICE DIRECTOR THOMAS COOK CHINA "Health and safety are two key elements for people to made decision to travel."

Thomas Cook is the oldest travel agency in the UK. After a few years' absence from the Chinese market, they came back in 2015. And they've seen increasing numbers of overseas travellers into the country.

KRIS VAN GOETHEM, INBOUND & MICE DIRECTOR THOMAS COOK CHINA "In recent years, inbound tourism has picked up, the increase is mostly related to Asian countries for inbound. In comparison with some countries in the region, China definitely is considered very safe."

XU XINCHEN BEIJING "Safety is definitely one of the top concerns for tourists, and for business travelers, it is equally important. Good news --- International SOS says China remains a low risk for people doing business here."

TONY MA, CHINA CLIENT LIAISON DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL SOS & CONTROL RISKS  "In China, the risk level has been really steady in the past few years. Authority has maintained effective control over destabilizing factors. We've seen very low violent crime rate and rare evidence of any extreme or terrorist activities in China."

Stringent security measures have been a great support in maintaining stability.

TONY MA, CHINA CLIENT LIAISON DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL SOS & CONTROL RISKS "We also noticed in China the police authority and the government have utilized whatever means possible and available to maintain a stable and safe environment for any international or business travelers into China. We've seen the latest development and utilization of technology. We see a massive mobilization in the general population against any threats or disturbing criminal activities."

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, there were more than 60 million trips to China made by people from other countries in 2017. Xu Xinchen, CGTN, Beijing."