March 9, 20242 yr From VN Express China has announced that citizens from six more European countries – Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg – will be able to travel visa-free to China from March 14. "I would like to inform you that starting from March 14, China will further implement the visa-free policy for Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg on a trial basis," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing, as quoted by Global Times. Citizens from these countries will be allowed to stay in China up to 15 days for business, tourism, family visits and transit purposes, Bloomberg reported. In December last year, China waived visas for citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain as it seeks to recover tourism after years of border closures due to Covid.
March 10, 20242 yr Active Members Finally an intelligent move on Xi's part. That being said, if there's any foreign country for which I would probably want to spend over 2 weeks, China would be it. Well, we did spend a bit over 2 weeks touring Switzerland recently, and I've also spent over 2 weeks touring France, Italy, and Spain. I doubt the courtesy will be extended to the US for political reasons, but it would have been smart for economic reasons. Not that China's visas are that difficult.
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