Inhaber eines kanadischen Passes können ab dieser Woche visumfrei nach China reisen

isnt xi supposedly a great friend of putin?

id be afraid of being kidnapped

They won’t get my travel funds unless they quit being one of the axis of evil

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!

Cool. Malta had visa free access last year

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.

Hell yeah. Always wanted to visit

Don’t give authoritarians your money.

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.

If you visit China you are supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

lol why is every negative comment about china from a top 1% commenter? can you guys try to make it a little less obvious?

Good. Hopefully more tourist boycott US until the Trump regime is gone. It’s becoming more and more like a shithole anyways.

Uh, I’m not visiting either the USA or China thank you very much. 

Why only until the end of the year?

The question is why? And I’m speaking as someone who spent a good part of ten years in Shanghai from 2003 to 2013. I was there when Xi took over. It got bad real quickly. I’m sure it’s gotten even worse since then.