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China will temporarily exempt citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas when visiting the world's second-largest economy in a fresh move to spur post-pandemic tourism.
China has announced 26 new measures to revive its flagging economy, including visa-on-arrival for foreign businesspeople. Previously, they had to apply for a visa at a Chinese embassy or consulate in their country of departure. China's post-Covid recovery has been sluggish with GDP growth only increasing by 0.8% in the first to second quarter of this year, and over 20% of youths are unemployed.
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.