China's visa-free policy and other initiatives to boost international interactions have led to a significant influx of foreign visitors to Beijing. By June 30, the number of foreign arrivals had soared to 1.02 million, marking an impressive 257 percent increase compared to the previous year.
中国实行免签政策及其他促进国际交流的举措,导致大量外国游客涌入北京。截至6月30日,外国游客人数飙升至102万,与去年同期相比增长了惊人的257%。
Buoyed by this success, China is broadening its visa-free policy to include more countries, aiming to ease travel for international visitors and foster deeper exchanges with Chinese nationals.
得益于这一成功,中国正在扩大其免签政策,以包括更多国家,旨在为国际游客提供便利的旅行条件,并促进与中国人民的更深层次交流。
Effective from Monday until December 31, 2025, citizens of New Zealand, Australia, and Poland holding ordinary passports can now visit China for up to 15 days without a visa for purposes such as business, tourism, family visits, or transit.
从周一开始至2025年12月31日,持有普通护照的新西兰、澳大利亚和波兰公民现在可以免签访问中国,最长停留15天,用于商务、旅游、探亲或过境等目的。
The Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection reported that, as of 6 pm on Monday, it had already processed over 120 visa-free entries for eligible travelers from these three countries, according to Beijing Daily.
据北京日报报道,北京出入境边防检查总站报告称,截至周一下午6点,已经为来自这三个国家的合格旅行者处理了超过120个免签入境。
Previously, China had implemented unilateral visa-free policies for passport holders from six countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia, and later extended the policy to Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
此前,中国已对包括法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、西班牙和马来西亚在内的六个国家的护照持有者实施了单方面免签政策,并随后将该政策扩展到瑞士、爱尔兰、匈牙利、奥地利、比利时和卢森堡。
Officials from the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection noted that this year, 159,000 foreign nationals from these 12 countries have entered China visa-free, representing nearly 70 percent of the total visitors from these nations. This indicates a clear upward trend in the number of international visitors taking advantage of the visa-free policy.
北京出入境边防检查总站的官员指出,今年,来自这12个国家的15.9万名外国公民免签进入中国,占这些国家总访客人数的近70%。这表明利用免签政策的国际游客数量呈现出明显的上升趋势。