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240-hour stay, +21 ports, China's transit visa exemption policy is fully relaxed and optimized starting today

The National Immigration Administration announced today (December 17) that, starting December 17, the transit visa exemption policy will be comprehensively relaxed and optimized. The stay time for foreign nationals with transit visa exemptions will be extended from the original 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours (10 days). Simultaneously, 21 new ports will be added as entry and exit ports for transit visa exemption personnel, and the areas for permitted activities will be further expanded. Citizens of 54 countries, including Russia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, who are transiting through China to a third country (region) can enter China visa-free from any of the 60 open ports in 24 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and stay within the designated areas for no more than 240 hours. The 21 newly added ports for this relaxed and optimized transit visa exemption policy include: 1. Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, Shanxi Province 2. Suzhou Sunan Shuofang International Airport, Jiangsu Province 3. Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport, Jiangsu Province 4. Wenzhou Longwan International Airport, Zhejiang Province 5. Jinhua Yiwu International Airport, Zhejiang Province 6. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Anhui Province 7. Huangshan Tunxi International Airport, Anhui Province 8. Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Fujian Province 9. Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport, Fujian Province 10. Nanping Wuyi Mountain International Airport, Fujian Province 11. Nanchang Changbei International Airport, Jiangxi Province 12. Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Shandong Province 13. Yantai Penglai International Airport, Shandong Province 14. Weihai Dashuibo International Airport, Shandong Province 15. Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, Hunan Province 16. Nanning Wuxu International Airport, Guangxi Province 17. Beihai Fucheng International Airport, Guangxi Province 18. Haikou Meilan International Airport, Hainan Province 19. Sanya Phoenix International Airport, Hainan Province 20. Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Sichuan Province 21. Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, Guizhou Province This increases the number of applicable open ports from the original 39 to 60. The comprehensively relaxed and optimized 240-hour transit visa exemption policy further expands the areas for permitted activities. The applicable provinces have increased from the original 19 (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi) to include Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hainan, and Guizhou, totaling 24 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities). Of the five newly added provinces: • The permitted activity areas in Anhui, Hainan, and Guizhou provinces are the entire province. • In Shanxi Province, the permitted activity area is Taiyuan and Datong cities. • In Jiangxi Province, the permitted activity area is Nanchang and Jingdezhen cities. Additionally: • The permitted activity areas in Fujian, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces have been expanded to the entire province. • The permitted activity area in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been expanded to include the administrative areas of 12 cities: Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Hezhou, Hechi, and Laibin. Foreign nationals entering China through the transit visa exemption policy can travel across provincial boundaries within the permitted activity areas of the above 24 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities). Conditions for Foreign Nationals Applying for the 240-Hour Transit Visa Exemption Policy 1. Must be a citizen of one of the 54 countries eligible for the transit visa exemption policy: • European countries (40): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway; • American countries (6): United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile; • Oceanian countries (2): Australia, New Zealand; • Asian countries (6): South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar. 2. Must hold a valid international travel document with a validity period of no less than 3 months and meet the entry requirements for the third country (region). 3. Must hold a confirmed connecting ticket or relevant proof of travel to a third country (region) within 240 hours, fill out a temporary entry card for foreign nationals, and accept inspection and questioning by the border control authorities. Foreign nationals meeting the above conditions can apply to the border control authorities at 60 ports in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. The border control authorities will handle their temporary entry procedures, and the visa-free stay will be calculated from 00:00 on the day after entry. Those who meet the requirements of visa exemption agreements signed with China or China's unilateral visa exemption policies will follow those regulations. Applicable ports and permitted activity areas for the 240-hour transit visa exemption policy.

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240-hour stay, +21 ports, China's transit visa exemption policy is fully relaxed and optimized starting today

Interview with the Nigerian Trade Commissioner to China: Cooperation for mutual benefit, continuing to expand the China-Nigeria trade basket

In recent years, trade and investment relations between China and Nigeria have continued to deepen and materialize. Recently, a reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Net interviewed Ibrahim A. Ahmed, Trade Attaché of the Consulate General of Nigeria in Shanghai (Trade Section). He stated that the strong momentum of economic relations between the two countries has not weakened, and the diversification of trade products and increased economic cooperation are the main factors driving this trend. "The trade volume between Nigeria and China has always been substantial and continues to grow, despite some fluctuations." Ahmed pointed out that Nigeria's exports to China mainly include agricultural products and mineral resources, while imports from China are primarily electrical equipment, machinery, textiles, and agricultural machinery. The deepening of China-Nigeria bilateral trade is inseparable from the economic complementarity between the two sides. Ahmed stated that based on their respective resource endowments, industrial structures, and development needs, the two countries have strong economic complementarity. "Nigeria can benefit from China's manufacturing strength by importing high-quality and reasonably priced products." Looking ahead, Ahmed believes that the two countries can continue to expand their trade basket through various means, such as signing trade agreements, organizing trade fairs, and facilitating market access for each other's goods and services. Ahmed told a China Youth Daily and China Youth Net reporter that under the "Belt and Road" initiative, Nigeria and China have welcomed new opportunities for economic and trade cooperation. In recent years, with the continuous growth of China-Nigeria bilateral trade, more and more Chinese enterprises have established themselves in Nigeria, constantly contributing to bilateral trade cooperation. Ahmed stated that Chinese companies have invested heavily in Nigeria's infrastructure sector, especially in road construction, railways, bridges, and ports. "These investments help improve Nigeria's transportation network and promote economic growth." He cited examples: the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has significantly improved transportation between Nigeria's two largest cities; the Abuja-Kaduna Railway is a key railway line connecting the capital Abuja with Kaduna, promoting faster and more efficient movement of goods and people. Moreover, Chinese companies have also invested in numerous renewable energy projects in Nigeria, improving the local energy structure, such as the Mambilla Hydropower Project, which has increased Nigeria's power generation capacity. In addition, Chinese telecommunication companies have played a crucial role in expanding and upgrading Nigeria's telecommunications infrastructure, enabling Nigeria to gain wider access to mobile and internet services. "I hope that Chinese enterprises can invest more in Nigeria, especially in key areas such as infrastructure, manufacturing, agriculture, and energy, which are crucial for Nigeria's economic growth," said Ahmed. Although Chinese enterprises have made significant investments and progress in Nigeria, they still face some challenges. Ahmed pointed out that changes in government policies and regulations may affect Chinese investments in Nigeria, creating uncertainty and risks for Chinese enterprises. Furthermore, with an increasing number of foreign investors entering the local market, competition intensifies, especially in sectors such as telecommunications and manufacturing, which leads to challenges for Chinese enterprises in maintaining market share and profitability. In response, Ahmed proposed a series of solutions. He suggested that the governments of both sides should strengthen communication and coordination, promptly understand each other's policy intentions and changes, and adjust cooperation strategies accordingly. Ahmed believes that cultural exchange also helps eliminate differences and barriers in customs, traditions, and social norms, enhancing mutual understanding and respect between the people of the two countries. (Source: China Youth Daily Client)

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Interview with the Nigerian Trade Commissioner to China: Cooperation for mutual benefit, continuing to expand the China-Nigeria trade basket

The number of ports of entry applicable to the Shandong transit visa exemption policy has increased to five.

China News Service, Jinan, December 18 (Reporter Sun Tingting) Li Zhuqun, Deputy Director-General and First-Class Inspector of the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department, said at a press conference held by the Shandong Provincial People's Government on December 18 that Shandong has added three new international airports: Jinan, Yantai, and Weihai. This brings the total number of ports in Shandong that implement the transit visa-free policy to five. The visa-free stay time for foreigners has been extended from the original 72 hours and 144 hours to 10 days (240 hours). Li Zhuqun stated that since the beginning of this year, a total of 1.486 million foreigners have entered and exited Shandong ports, a year-on-year increase of 61.1%. Among them, the number of foreigners entering through convenient policies such as transit visa exemption and port visas increased by 92.3% year-on-year, significantly boosting the number of foreigners coming to Shandong. "Foreigners with transit visa exemptions can stay within the entire administrative region of Shandong Province and can also stay and travel in designated areas of 23 other provinces that apply the policy," Li Zhuqun explained. Currently, Shandong has built an international transportation hub that "covers Shandong, radiates to the Yellow River, and reaches Central Asia, South Asia, and Europe." In addition, high-speed rail and expressways in Shandong Province operate in a ring, achieving 1-hour accessibility within the three major economic zones of the provincial capital, Jiaodong, and Runan, 2-hour accessibility within the province, and 3-hour accessibility to major cities nationwide, providing foreigners with quick and efficient transportation support for inter-provincial and inter-city activities. A press conference was held by the Shandong Provincial People's Government on December 18 to introduce Shandong's optimized implementation of the transit visa-free policy to promote high-level opening up. Photo by Sun Tingting Wang Decun, Deputy Director-General of the Shandong Exit-Entry Frontier Inspection Station, introduced that five ports—Qingdao Jiaodong, Jinan Yaoqiang, Yantai Penglai, Weihai Dashuipo international airports, and Qingdao seaport passenger terminal—have established special areas for handling temporary entry permits, achieving "point-to-point" precise guidance and "face-to-face" processing for visa-free transit personnel. In addition, Shandong has also launched a new version of the border inspection signs at ports to facilitate foreign travelers in quickly identifying and accurately obtaining relevant information at ports, improving customs clearance efficiency, and enhancing the customs clearance experience. "We have upgraded and optimized the 'self-service terminal for foreigners to fill out entry cards,' allowing foreign travelers to use smartphones to self-fill in personal information in advance, achieving 'immediate inspection,'" Wang Decun said. Border inspection agencies have set up 'passenger service stations' at entry ports to provide one-stop services such as scenic spot reservations, mobile phone card processing, and mobile payment, improving the convenience of foreign travelers in China and helping to create a market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized first-class business environment. The inbound tourism market was among the first to feel the "spring breeze" brought by the visa-free policy. Recently, the topic "Korean people love to come to China after work on Friday" has been trending. Qingdao, Yantai, Zhangjiajie, and Kunming have become popular tourist destinations for Korean tourists. Sun Lei, Deputy Director-General of the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that Shandong will develop new types of products and characteristic single products such as skiing, mountaineering, cultural relics, and golf, and tap into consumption hotspots and creative scenarios with "human touch" such as food, wine, intangible cultural heritage, calligraphy, and festivals, launching more high-quality routes to meet and stimulate tourism demand with new supply. "We are studying and formulating the 'Shandong Province's Incentive Measures for Attracting Tourists to Shandong,' providing subsidies for receiving inbound tourists, inviting overseas inspections, and domestic and international publicity and marketing, giving full play to the guiding role of policies and funds, and cultivating excellent inbound tourism market entities in our province," Sun Lei said. Shandong will also conduct research on countries and regions with visa-free transit and tourist demand surveys, and implement precise measures and marketing promotion based on the interests, consumption habits, and information acquisition channels of different customer groups. It is understood that in 2024, Shandong held more than 30 cultural and tourism promotion and exchange activities in 19 countries and regions, organized nearly 500 overseas travel agents to conduct inspections and site visits, and focused on promoting inbound tourism products with the characteristics of four seasons, performing arts, and cultural relic studies, accumulating strength for cultivating the inbound tourism market. In addition, to seize the new opportunities brought by the optimized visa-free policy, Wang Hong, Deputy Director-General of the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, said that Shandong will establish a Shandong foreign trade high-quality product database around advantageous industries such as engineering machinery, agricultural machinery, tire auto parts, and green chemicals, accurately reaching out to procurement agents in the "visa-free circle." The province will invite global procurement agents to Shandong for direct sourcing, reducing the cost of market development for enterprises and improving the efficiency of order acceptance. "Before the Spring Festival, we will intensively organize 12 international precise procurement docking activities to release the policy dividends of expanding and optimizing visa-free policies for Shandong's foreign trade enterprises to develop the international market." (End)

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The number of ports of entry applicable to the Shandong transit visa exemption policy has increased to five.

Zero-tariff policy promotes win-win agricultural cooperation between China and Africa

Recently, China's granting of 100% tariff-free treatment to all product categories from all established least developed countries has officially come into effect, including 33 African countries. This will not only facilitate the arrival of high-quality African agricultural products from African fields to Chinese tables, but also further drive the development of African industries and promote poverty reduction in the region. However, it should be pointed out that this policy is not a unilateral aid policy for Africa, but a win-win cooperation between China and Africa based on mutual benefit. For many African countries, agriculture is the foundation of the national economy, and agricultural transformation and upgrading is an effective way to escape poverty. Over the past few decades, numerous empirical studies have shown that economic growth in the agricultural sector is the main contributor to raising the incomes of the poor, and its effect on poverty reduction is more than double that of any other sector. The African continent, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is still predominantly agricultural. In most countries, agriculture accounts for more than 30% of GDP, and agricultural employment accounts for more than 70% of total employment. The majority of the population lives in rural areas, making agriculture the lifeblood of these countries' socio-economic development. However, Africa's poverty is closely related to the low efficiency and limited added value of its agriculture. Expanding imports of agricultural products from Africa is just the tip of the iceberg of China-Africa agricultural cooperation. In recent years, under the frameworks of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China and Africa have continuously deepened agricultural technological cooperation. China has established 24 agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa, promoting more than 300 advanced and applicable technologies, such as dense corn planting, which has led to an average increase in crop yields of 30% to 60% in related regions, significantly improving the level of agricultural development in African countries and benefiting more than one million smallholder farmers. "China has played an important role in the modernization of agricultural development in Africa." said Rahman Tala Osman, Permanent Representative of the African Union Mission to China. China's technological advantages and policy expertise provide African countries with easy-to-understand and easy-to-learn experiences, helping to promote the sustainable development of African agricultural production while boosting farmers' income. In addition, China-Africa agricultural cooperation is not limited to production and import links, but also includes extensive cooperation between the two sides in agriculture, services, and other sectors throughout the entire process. A large number of Chinese companies have taken this opportunity to "go global" and find new "blue oceans" for development. China's labor-intensive, meticulous farming techniques provide Africa with a reference for overcoming capital constraints and technological bottlenecks. At the same time, the manual and semi-manual agricultural machinery widely used in China also has good market prospects in Africa. I know an Ethiopian deputy minister who, although not in charge of agriculture, specially showed me a video of a Chinese micro-tractor operating on his mobile phone, excitedly saying that this is what Ethiopia needs and hoping that I could help find the model and contact the importer. The vast demand brought about by the transformation and upgrading of African agriculture can be a direction for Chinese companies to consider focusing on. China-Africa agricultural cooperation is still in a stage of transformation and upgrading, and both sides have broad space for mutually beneficial cooperation. Many agricultural products exported from Africa have been mainly exported as raw materials for many years, resulting in very limited added value and profit. For example, Ghana is the world's second-largest exporter of cocoa, but the world's well-known chocolate brands mostly come from Western countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. China has already launched cooperation projects such as "One Country, One Product: Global Action for Green Development of Characteristic Agricultural Products" in African countries in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This is expected to create "African goods" with higher added value through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Correspondingly, the demand for exhibitions, advertising services, food processing, and other fields generated by the project will also provide further cooperation and business improvement opportunities for Chinese enterprises in Africa. In recent years, the booming development of China-Africa agricultural cooperation has brought huge poverty reduction effects to the region. The win-win, or even multi-win, agricultural cooperation model between China and Africa, driven by technological innovation and cooperation, has become a vivid practice and successful case of China fulfilling its responsibilities as a major country, contributing to global poverty reduction efforts, and narrowing the global development gap. Today, the enormous potential and benefits of China-Africa agricultural cooperation have not yet been fully unleashed. As cooperation between the two sides deepens in the future, agricultural transformation and upgrading is expected to become a new highlight benefiting African countries and a solid foundation for building a China-Africa community with a shared future. (Article from Global Times, Author: Zhu Ming, Director of the Regional Cooperation Office of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, Visiting Researcher at the Center for African Chinese Studies, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.)

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Direct sea route, unstoppable market expansion in South America! 2025 Latin America (Peru) International Food and Machinery Packaging Exhibition, full speed ahead!

On November 14, the heads of state of China and Peru jointly attended the Chancay Port inauguration ceremony via video link. The official opening of Chancay Port marks another solid step forward in the cooperation between China and Peru under the Belt and Road Initiative, providing new opportunities for maritime freight between South America and Asia. Chancay Port is located approximately 80 kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru. Backed by the South American continent and facing the Pacific Ocean, it boasts the advantage of a natural deep-water harbor. This geographical location makes Chancay Port a vital hub connecting South America and Asia. Phase I construction began in 2021, including 4 berths with a maximum water depth of 17.8 meters. In the initial stage, it plans to operate two 14,000TEU container ships weekly. With the expansion of the berths, it will be able to accommodate large vessels with a deadweight capacity of up to 24,000TEU. Phase I can handle 1-1.5 million TEUs and 6 million tons of bulk cargo. Upon completion of Phase II, the throughput will reach 3.5 million TEUs. Currently, no other port on the Pacific coast of South America can accommodate ships of this size, highlighting its significant scale. At the same time, Chancay Port is also the first smart port and green port invested, constructed, and operated by a Chinese enterprise in South America. In addition, the port will also construct a tunnel directly connecting to the Pan-American Highway, linking and radiating to various South American countries! It is estimated that in the future, over 130 million containers will be loaded and unloaded at Chancay Port annually. The Peruvian side calculates that this project can bring $4.5 billion in revenue to the country annually, accounting for 1.8% of GDP. In recent years, bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Peru has continued to deepen. Data released by the General Administration of Customs on November 14 shows that from 2016 to 2023, over an 8-year period, the average annual growth rate of China-Peru trade reached 14.6%. In the first 10 months of 2024, bilateral trade continued to grow rapidly, with China's imports from and exports to Peru reaching 254.69 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%. In 2013, China and Peru elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership. In 2016, the scale of bilateral trade surpassed 100 billion yuan for the first time. As of 2023, China has been Peru's largest source of imports and largest export market for 10 consecutive years. Peru is an important source of imports for China's copper ore, fishmeal for feed, and other products. In the first 10 months, China's imports of metal ore and agricultural products from Peru reached 148.95 billion yuan and 14.47 billion yuan, respectively, with year-on-year increases of 19.2% and 23.8%, accounting for 85.5% and 8.3% of China's total imports from Peru. Among these, imports of copper ore and fishmeal for feed amounted to 5.892 million tons and 813,000 tons, respectively, accounting for 25.2% and 46.2% of China's total imports of similar products during the same period. With the opening of the Chancay-Shanghai two-way direct shipping route, the one-way sea shipping time between China and Peru will be shortened to 23 days, saving over 20% in logistics costs. Both fruit and mineral trade will benefit from this. Radiating outwards from Peru to its surroundings, goods from countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia will also be able to be transported from Chancay to China and Asia via the Pan-American Highway, deeply connecting the South American economy with China and consolidating Peru's status as a gateway connecting land and sea, linking Asia and Latin America. With the activation of Chancay Port, a new trade route between China and Peru has been opened, and Peru and surrounding South American countries have entered a new era.

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