Fliggy, an online travel site operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., last week apologized for overselling the 500 yuan Universal Express Pass that lets visitor skip lines. “Universal Beijing Resort is popular with the Chinese because there is part of the global culture that the Chinese thirst for,” Ni added. “Beijing is trying to reinforce this dichotomy between ‘Chinese’ and ‘foreign,’ but there is still much admiration and curiosity for foreign cultures in China. I shared my rollercoaster ride at Universal Studios Beijing with my @USChinaBusiness friends, which reminded me of the shape of China-US relations. Universal Beijing Resort didn’t respond to a question on how it would deal with China’s requests.
