Chongqing launches 72-hour visa-free stays
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> 72-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="from">from</span> 45 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>.</p><p><span word="Ai">Ai</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span>."</p><p><span word="Jean">Jean</span> <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troupes">troupes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>," <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="required">required</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pei">Pei</span> <span word="Mingxue">Mingxue</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>.</p>
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