China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17, when the Chinese New Year begins, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Sunday, saying the move aims to further facilitate cross-border travel.
According to the spokesperson, ordinary passport holders from the two countries can enter China without visa and stay for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family/friends visit, exchange and transit purposes.
The policy will be effective until Dec 31.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
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