China has extended its visa waiver program for Australians from 15 to 30 days, aiming to boost tourism. The announcement follows a warming of relations between Australia and China. While welcoming the news, authorities advise Australians to exercise caution while visiting China.
China has extended its 15-day visa waiver program for Australia ns to 30 days, in an attempt to attract more Australia n tourists to visit the country. The policy was first announced after Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Canberra in June, following the warming of the Australia - China relations. While tourism agencies and regular China visitors welcome the news, Australia ns are advised to exercise high caution when visiting China .
s Bremner then booked a ticket to Beijing, where she had a great time with her friends. She also headed to Xi'an to see China's Terracotta Warriors, before leaving for Australia via Shanghai.“We happen to be there in a little sweet spot of where all the school holidays had finished and students had gone back, but people that wanted to travel outside of school holidays hadn't started traveling.
Since then, it’s been a very slow recovery, with many international tourists, including those from Australia, hesitant to return to the country. “And because of the COVID and the changes globally, political and economically, so a lot of people concerned about traveling to China, but I think this visa free policy is also a good expression from the Chinese government, saying that they are welcoming the clients from from Australia. So the people are hesitating before they might think, oh, it's they're showing their their friendship. “
According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics in September 2024, over 45 thousand Australians have visited China - a number still much lower than prior to the pandemic. The country’s ongoing deflation has also led to concerns on the decrease of domestic consumption, and Beijing has to turn to foreign investment to boost the economy.
According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, in 2023, only 66 per cent of American businesses working in China were profitable, which was the lowest figure in the past two decades. “The more frequent people to people exchange will help to China. Will help China to show the economic power in the global stage. More importantly, under these trade conflicts between EU and the US, the increasing revenue from service sector would hedge the risk associated with potential trade friction in good exports.”
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