The US ambassador's luxury-yacht visit to Venice drew resident protests, Huanqiu reported. In the city of water, large-vessel access and overtourism have long been contentious.

Venetians have demanded rules, saying large vessels strain the canal environment and daily life. Balancing tourism income, living conditions and heritage protection is the city's long-running task.

The episode, observers say, goes beyond one person's visit to expose again the structural tension of a tourist city.

Sinophone Bridge Times reads this not as blame of any country or person but as the universal task of coexistence between tourism and community—a worry shared by famous destinations worldwide, with lessons for cities Chinese travelers favor.