China reports brisk travel, record movie-going at Lunar New Year

Durability of domestic demand in focus as Trump tariffs overshadow exports

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Travelers catch trains at Shanghai Hongqiao station in late January, during the Lunar New Year travel rush. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI and STELLA YIFAN XIE

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Travel and consumption in China picked up during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday that ended on Tuesday, but the data did little to boost investor sentiment amid uncertainty over a tariff battle with the U.S.

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