Chinese tourists spent $85 billion overseas in 2012, twice the 2011 annual profit of MobilOil Corp, the largest company in the world by revenue, The Washington Post reported.

It is a skyrocketing increase from $72.6 billion in 2011 and $54.9 billion the year before. In 2012, the Chinese ranked third among highest-spending tourists, behind Germany and the United States, according to the paper.

According to China National Tourism Administration, 80 million Chinese traveled abroad in 2012, up 15 percent from 2011.

Happy huangyeye: Making money in China then spending it overseas has become popular among wealthy Chinese. It is worth thinking about why rich Chinese people prefer to buy overseas and how to improve the attractiveness of the Chinese market.

Tangdabao: When Chinese see the world, will they come home with more resentment about their own country and want to leave?

101economics: China's consumers have played a positive role in pulling up the world's economy and promoting employment. It is natural for overseas businesses to try their best to attract Chinese tourists.

BuzhiBZ: We contribute a pollution-free industry to the world and keep polluting industries for ourselves.

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