Jeju plan to allow Chinese tourist drivers stokes safety backlash in South Korea

Jeju’s renewed push to allow Chinese tourists to drive rental cars on the South Korean resort island is reigniting a decade-old debate over safety, insurance and legal loopholes. On July 2, the island’s Vice-Governor Park Cheon-su said allowing Chinese tourists to drive could boost visitor spending during a live-streamed meeting with senior provincial government officials. “A large portion of independent foreign travellers are Chinese, but they cannot use rental cars at the moment,” Park said...