The number of foreign travelers to China increased threefold in the first quarter of this year compared with that in 2023. China issued 466,000 visas and documents to foreigners during this period, up 118.8 percent year on year. A total of nearly 1.99 million foreigners entered China visa-free, a year-on-year increase of 266.1 percent.
China has continuously introduced a series of measures to optimize its visa system, including reducing the amount of information required on visa application forms, gradually reducing visa fees, simplifying the approval process for studying in China, exempting certain applicants from providing fingerprints, waiving the need for visa appointments, and implementing visa-free policies for citizens of certain countries.
Recently, a Belgian travel agency organized a tour group to China, taking advantage of a 15-day visa-free policy issued by China. The group visited Beijing, Guizhou, and Guangxi. Photo shows Belgian tourists visiting the…