In a Sept. 18, 2015, file photo a tourist from China stands in front of the sculpture “Uncondit …

In a Sept. 18, 2015, file photo a tourist from China stands in front of the sculpture "Uncondit ...

In a Sept. 18, 2015, file photo a tourist from China stands in front of the sculpture “Unconditional Surrender,” in San Diego. Travel from China to the U.S. fell 4.6 percent in the first 10 months of 2018 compared to the same period the prior year, according to U.S. government data. The government hasn’t released full-year figures yet, but if the trend holds, it will be the first time since 2003 that Chinese travel to the U.S. fell from the prior year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)