The waters around Jeju Island are busier than ever, as the country s No.1 tourism destination is increasingly sought by tourists and opened a new trade route with China to spur bilateral business exchanges. The economic invigoration of Jeju is marked by visits from large cruise ships and a meeting in Qingdao on Sunday between its governor and the president of China s biggest seaport authority. The special self-governing provincial authority has dubbed this the “great comeback from COVID-19.”