Current location:style >>
China to expand visa
style49661People have gathered around
IntroductionChina will expand visa-free travel to more countries and seek more countries for mutual visa exempti ...
China will expand visa-free travel to more countries and seek more countries for mutual visa exemption, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, as China continues to make efforts to facilitate travel and tourism with more countries.
Up to now, China has inked mutual visa exemption agreements covering different types of passports with 157 countries, reached agreements or arrangements on simplified visa procedures with 44 countries and enjoyed comprehensive mutual visa exemptions with 23 countries, including Thailand, Singapore, the Maldives and UAE, Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Wednesday.
On Sunday, China and Thailand signed in Bangkok a mutual visa exemption agreement, which will come into effect on March 1. This move followed visa exemption agreements between China and some other Southeast Asian countries, which show China's commitment to expanding its openness.
Days earlier, China and Singapore signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption, which will officially come into effect on February 9. Malaysia also exempted Chinese citizens from visa requirements.
After the mutual visa exemption agreement is reached between China and Singapore and between China and Thailand, the number of travel bookings for the Spring Festival made by Chinese visitors to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as that by visitors from these three countries to China surged significantly year-on-year.
The bookings of Chinese tourists for travel to these three countries during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays were up more than 15 times compared with 2023 on Chinese travel platform Trip.com as of Monday.
Improving visa policies and facilitating cross-border travel is an important measure, through which the diplomatic service contributes to China's high-quality development and high-level opening-up, and this brings more opportunities for deepening friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and other countries, Wang said.
China's visa-free policy will help world tourism pick up.
International tourism numbers are set to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to data published by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
A "stronger recovery of Asian markets" and a corresponding rise in the number of airline connections are "expected to underpin a full recovery by the end of 2024," said the report.
"The whole world has been waiting for China to open up more, and now Chinese tourists are coming back," Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UNWTO, told Xinhua ahead of the International Tourism Fair.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“World Weaver news portal”。http://bahamas.tokosaranateknik.com/html-77a099845.html
Related articles
How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 5/20/2024
styleU.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish after a quiet day of trading, and the Nasdaq composite ...
【style】
Read moreWoman, 45, suffers horrific and rare reaction to IBUPROFEN
styleA woman who took ibuprofen for her flu-like symptoms suffered a horrific reaction that caused red an ...
【style】
Read moreJames Martin shares health update as he returns to TV following cancer battle
styleJames Martin gave an update on his cancer battle during an appearance on Lorraine on Monday morning. ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul
- Doctors thought woman, 77, had cancer... then they discovered she had a brain
- Veterans' fury as millionaire New Labour power couple lodge plans to build 'oppressive' 20
- Giants rally with 3 runs in 7th to beat NL
- Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty
- China's GDP grew 5.3% in Q1, beating expectations
Latest articles
Tennessee latest state to mandate automatic defibrillators at high schools
Biden warns Netanyahu future US support for Israel depends on steps to protect civilians
China to launch construction, expansion of major cultural facilities
China's GDP grew 5.3% in Q1, beating expectations
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
HKSAR LegCo unanimously passes milestone bill to better safeguard national security
LINKS
- Xi's important speech infuses Hong Kong's development with strong confidence
- Senior CPC official stresses Fengqiao model for governance
- Senior CPC official stresses protection, inheritance of cultural heritage
- Xi sends congratulatory letter to Understanding China Conference
- Disputed penalty gives Man U draw at Bournemouth as CL qualification slips further away
- China's top legislature to review draft amendment to Criminal Law targeting bribers
- Advisory: Schedules for China's two sessions on March 4
- Chinese premier presides over meeting of Central Financial Commission
- Taiwan official calls for more exchanges
- Chinese premier stresses development of water conservancy, high