This is awesome. Who wouldn’t want to check out China. Always wanted to visit the Great Wall.
savesyertoenails on
id be afraid of being kidnapped
Xephrine on
How times have changed thanks to The commander and clown in Washington.
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Surv0 on
They won’t get my travel funds unless they quit being one of the axis of evil
stromm on
Well that makes it easier for Chinese spies and medical and tech espionage.
FeeWeak1138 on
very nice money and time saver Canadians! last year my US VISA app took so, kept asking about my lack of work history (salm) for a number of years and a few other questions, always going thru the third party. China is a beautiful travel destination!
namtab1985 on
It’s a trap
rickdickmcfrick on
Cool. Malta had visa free access last year
delightful_sauce on
This is great news for those of us ex–Chinese citizens who lost their Chinese citizenship by obtaining another citizenship. One reason many Chinese citizens hold onto their Chinese passport (often illegally according Chinese laws) is easy access to China; I wonder how much this policy will change that.
MELL0WPILL0W on
Why is it anything China does some evil conspiracy? No they are doing this for the same reason any country would, to promote tourism, rehabilitate their global image, attract investment, and increase immigration of highly skilled human capital like foreign university students and academics. This is their attempt at continuing to open up with a “Come and see for yourself” policy, as an attempt to counter narratives and propaganda surrounding the state. They’ve been promoting travel to China for years, and It’s no surprise they started this Visa-free travel push during the Trump administrations worsening ties with the rest of the world, and when trying to bolster their relationships with the UK, Canada, and Brazil.
Also why the hell would they risk illegally arresting Western citizens? Any time someone from the West is detained unfairly in China, it becomes a huge deal making headlines everywhere further deteriorating their global image and ruining their relationships with other countries. As for the “honey trap” and “espionage” accusations, is that not the onus of the person travelling? If Visa free travel is enough for you to compromise state and industry secrets maybe just don’t go, or it’s time to look for a new job.
Chowdaaair on
Encouraging people to travel to China seems really dangerous…
kingsandwhich24 on
Hell yeah. Always wanted to visit
Typingdude3 on
Good, they’ll need to bring their Byd cars with them to get repaired.
ABlueShade on
Don’t give authoritarians your money.
Scorpionoshow on
Wishin I was Canadian boot now
RLewis8888 on
Trump is isolating the US while driving other countries to China. Nice move.
geegee_cholo on
As a US citizen I’m jealous! I have gone to China once in 2018 and going back again and man, China is beautiful. The nature there is awesome, and the cities are extremely techy and vibrant, foods great, and doesn’t wont break the bank being there. I got a 10 year visa but the application process is really annoying and not looking forward to renewing that when it expires.
For those on the fence about visiting, do it! Don’t let propaganda deter you from visiting a beautiful country.
Material-Macaroon298 on
This is good, I’d love to go to China. However I am terrified of unlawful detention.
China needs to have a 10 year track record of not arbitrarily detaining Canadians and then I’ll be happy to go.
UserLesser2004 on
If you visit China you are supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
DirectionOverall9709 on
How is Xi’an these days? I’ve always wanted to go.
sheerstress on
lol why is every negative comment about china from a top 1% commenter? can you guys try to make it a little less obvious?
McDonaldsnapkin on
Eh? So confused by these comments. So because US is becoming a worse place to visit it makes China a better place? Lmao two things can be true at the same time.
unchangingtask on
Good. Hopefully more tourist boycott US until the Trump regime is gone. It’s becoming more and more like a shithole anyways.
ItsPumpkinninny on
Welp, there goes the hockey!
Managingthenoise on
Uh, I’m not visiting either the USA or China thank you very much.
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isnt xi supposedly a great friend of putin?
This is awesome. Who wouldn’t want to check out China. Always wanted to visit the Great Wall.
id be afraid of being kidnapped
How times have changed thanks to The commander and clown in Washington.
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They won’t get my travel funds unless they quit being one of the axis of evil
Well that makes it easier for Chinese spies and medical and tech espionage.
very nice money and time saver Canadians! last year my US VISA app took so, kept asking about my lack of work history (salm) for a number of years and a few other questions, always going thru the third party. China is a beautiful travel destination!
It’s a trap
Cool. Malta had visa free access last year
This is great news for those of us ex–Chinese citizens who lost their Chinese citizenship by obtaining another citizenship. One reason many Chinese citizens hold onto their Chinese passport (often illegally according Chinese laws) is easy access to China; I wonder how much this policy will change that.
Why is it anything China does some evil conspiracy? No they are doing this for the same reason any country would, to promote tourism, rehabilitate their global image, attract investment, and increase immigration of highly skilled human capital like foreign university students and academics. This is their attempt at continuing to open up with a “Come and see for yourself” policy, as an attempt to counter narratives and propaganda surrounding the state. They’ve been promoting travel to China for years, and It’s no surprise they started this Visa-free travel push during the Trump administrations worsening ties with the rest of the world, and when trying to bolster their relationships with the UK, Canada, and Brazil.
Also why the hell would they risk illegally arresting Western citizens? Any time someone from the West is detained unfairly in China, it becomes a huge deal making headlines everywhere further deteriorating their global image and ruining their relationships with other countries. As for the “honey trap” and “espionage” accusations, is that not the onus of the person travelling? If Visa free travel is enough for you to compromise state and industry secrets maybe just don’t go, or it’s time to look for a new job.
Encouraging people to travel to China seems really dangerous…
Hell yeah. Always wanted to visit
Good, they’ll need to bring their Byd cars with them to get repaired.
Don’t give authoritarians your money.
Wishin I was Canadian boot now
Trump is isolating the US while driving other countries to China. Nice move.
As a US citizen I’m jealous! I have gone to China once in 2018 and going back again and man, China is beautiful. The nature there is awesome, and the cities are extremely techy and vibrant, foods great, and doesn’t wont break the bank being there. I got a 10 year visa but the application process is really annoying and not looking forward to renewing that when it expires.
For those on the fence about visiting, do it! Don’t let propaganda deter you from visiting a beautiful country.
This is good, I’d love to go to China. However I am terrified of unlawful detention.
China needs to have a 10 year track record of not arbitrarily detaining Canadians and then I’ll be happy to go.
If you visit China you are supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
How is Xi’an these days? I’ve always wanted to go.
lol why is every negative comment about china from a top 1% commenter? can you guys try to make it a little less obvious?
Eh? So confused by these comments. So because US is becoming a worse place to visit it makes China a better place? Lmao two things can be true at the same time.
Good. Hopefully more tourist boycott US until the Trump regime is gone. It’s becoming more and more like a shithole anyways.
Welp, there goes the hockey!
Uh, I’m not visiting either the USA or China thank you very much.