International visitors ride a wave of 'China Travel'

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In recent months, "China Travel" has become a buzzword as overseas visitors flock to China following the implementation of different visa-free policies by the Chinese government earlier this year. Be it unilateral or mutual visa exemption schemes, and up to 144-hour visa-free transit facility, these policies have paid off. In the first seven months this year, the number of international visitors increased by nearly 130 percent year on year to reach over 17 million. How does it translate in economic terms? What does it mean for China's global image? In this edition of The Hub, Wang Guan goes to Beijing Capital International Airport and talks to officers of the Beijing General Station of Immigration Inspection to learn more. Wang Guan also asks foreign visitors how they feel getting through immigration inspection and how they have benefited from the 144-hour visa-free transit policy.

[Trueye-slmr]

Anti China propaganda and hate mongering being refuted. 😁😁

[chankane]

When Xi Jinping mentioned this in SF, I knew this’d be another of Xi’s greats… Xi Jinping’s vision of China and the world is amazing, definitely the most incredible and greatest of all time.

[Asad-]

China is very good at business building bridges with nations ! Well done china 🇬🇧🇧🇩🙏

[petercua]

Visa free... A great way to visit, know & understand China 👍

[windsongwong]

China have the exotic mix of historical, modern and eclectic.
And it is value for monies.
I am in Milan now, my old 4 star hotel of 200 sq ft is usd 130.
My Beijing 5 star hotel of 320 sq ft cost the same.
No brainer.

[nelsonsim]

The Chinese government achieved a significant diplomatic success by introducing a 144-hour visa-free policy, allowing Europeans and Americans to visit China. This initiative has enabled Westerners to experience China firsthand, challenging the negative narratives often portrayed by their governments and media.

[soonkonghan]

Lovely.. We will be at Xiamen next week. We love China..

[lasangtamang]

Not only free Visa policy, there are so many other factors that visitors want to travel China..
I paid for 30days visa and travelled china not so long ago.

[TRAVELYIP]

All’re welcomed to see the real China for themselves and enjoy their high quality journey to this magnificent country!

[azharidris]

please increase the free visa to 300 hours at least.. you need more then a few weeks to make it worth it to visit China.. just too expensive to go just for a few days..

[teatree]

Hotels will be more expensive as demands will be higher, right?
We plan to visit chengdu to see pandas in your autumn

[colinguo]

so happy to see the program is so convenient for foreigners to travel in China. I will share this video to my friends and tell them to travel in China when the holidays:)

[limyfyflim]

Very glad China government policy change to a much more friendly process which benefitted foreign tourists like myself.

[adrianchitiga]

What I wanted to see is what improvements have been done for foreign students who study in China but would also like to work to meet expenses coz previously they will be arrested for working that’s the one I would like to see

[George-kot]

China plays chess while the U.S. plays checkers!
China's visa free stay is a brilliant chess piece move on the board. Now, if they'd extend this visa free period to a much longer stay, it will be like capturing the castle on the opponent's chess board.

[grouchypatch]

I don't think Portugal was included in the visa free. Unless it has been included since visa free was first introduced for some European countries.

[tkyap]

Where they are welcome people will go.

[fernandofernandito]

Many countries, cities and States depends on tourist for economy stimulus and steady growth.

Hawaii, Paris, Rome, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt and Asia love tourist for culture, food, custom, hang crafts trade and exchange

[colinlee]

I assume that this 144 day visa free visit extends to travellers with criminal records which would only be known during the normal visa application process?

[jamesogongo]

So no country from Africa in the list? so bad.