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China vows to expand visa-free entry scheme to boost tourist spending
Reuters | March 20, 2026 6:38 PM CST

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China's commerce ministry has unveiled new measures to boost foreign tourist consumption, including expanding visa-free entry to more nations and enhancing transit policies. The initiative also involves encouraging airlines to offer discounted connecting flights with extended layovers and local authorities to organize more sports events.

China's commerce ministry on Friday released measures aimed at ‌expanding ⁠consumption ⁠by foreign tourists, pledging to grant visa-free entry to more countries and ⁠improve visa-free ‌transit policies.

The measures ⁠also encourage airlines to offer more discounts on connecting flights with long layovers in ‌China and for local authorities to ⁠host more sports events.


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