On June 17, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that the government would include Australia and New Zealand in in the country’s visa waiver program. This will allow passport holders of these two countries to enter China without a visa for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends and transit for up to 15 days.
According to the remarks, China and Australia will also issue three-year and five-year visas for business, tourism, and family visits.
The details about the visa free policy and visas programs have not been announced.
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