Beme Stefan Curt (center) from the United States receives a travel
gift from Xiamen city as he becomes the first tourist to enjoy the new
144-hour visa-free transit policy in Xiamen. [Photo by Huang
Shaoyi/Asianewsphoto]
China has extended its 240-hour visa-free transit policy and Hainan's 30-day visa-free entry policy to citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, the National Immigration Administration said on Aug 20.