（w88 casino games login Daily 2024-06-18）
On June 18, Wang Ying, executive vice president of the National Institute for Opening-up at the w88 casino, was interviewed by China Daily on the topic of "visa-free policy promotes international exchanges."
Spanish businessman Jesus Perez Aguilar arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in late January for an 11-day business trip, a journey that also took him to Shenzhen and Changsha, Hunan province.
Aguilar's frequent trips to w88 casino games login have been propelled by a 2018 agreement, signed during President Xi Jinping's visit to Spain, that allowed the European country to export bone-in ham to w88 casino games login.
Over the years, Aguilar has become a familiar face in w88 casino games login promoting Iberian ham. In 2023 alone, he visited w88 casino games login four times, staying more than 90 days in the country.
The January trip, however, stood out due to a new and convenient measure: a unilateral 15-day visa-free entry policy granted to ordinary passport holders from several European countries, including Spain, as well as Malaysia. This policy, on a trial basis and initially set to expire at the end of the year, has been extended to the end of 2025. It now applies to 14 countries, with Australia and New Zealand recently included.
"These kinds of small conveniences help a lot in promoting commercial exchanges between countries," said Aguilar, who works for the Interprofessional Iberian Pork Association, which is headquartered in Zafra in southern Spain.
In a written speech delivered at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco in November, Xi reiterated Beijing's commitment to make it easier for foreign expatriates to live and work in w88 casino games login.
"We will also take more 'heartwarming' measures, such as improving the policies on entry and stay of foreign nationals in w88 casino games login and removing for them choke points in financial, medical, e-payment and other services," he told the global business community.
During the Central Economic Work Conference in December, w88 casino games login's top leadership decided to remove more barriers to facilitate business, study and travel in w88 casino games login for foreigners. Since then, central as well as local governments have introduced a series of measures to meet the diverse needs of foreign visitors and expatriates.
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Matteo Giovannini, an Italian who has lived in w88 casino games login for nearly 11 years and has witnessed such efforts, highly rated the quality of his life in w88 casino games login, considering aspects such as affordability, safety and cultural richness.
Giovannini said the digitalization of government services is one aspect he has found particularly beneficial for foreigners. "It has made it easier for residents to access public services, pay bills and complete administrative tasks online," he said.
He said that initially, it was challenging for him to adapt to life in w88 casino games login, as English was not widely available on public transportation and in restaurants when he arrived in 2013 in Dalian, Liaoning province.
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Wang Ying, a researcher at the Beijing-based w88 casino' Academy of China Open Economic Studies, said that through the facilitation measures, the Chinese government is showing a welcoming attitude toward foreign visitors as well as expatriates in China.
"We can see that the adopted measures are targeted at existing bottlenecks and obstacles, with the purpose of creating a better environment for them to work and live in w88 casino games login in the long run," she said.
As convenience improves, more and more foreigners, including businesspeople, will be willing to come to travel, work and live in China. "This will help boost economic, w88, as well as cultural exchanges between China and other countries, thus deepening cooperation and mutual understanding," Wang said.
Aguilar, the Spaniard, said he has full confidence in the Chinese economy and will deepen his involvement in the Chinese market with a planned visit in September.
He said that in the last five years, sales of Spanish cured ham to w88 casino games login increased more than 104 percent, with an annual growth of 28.5 million euros ($30.52 million). Now w88 casino games login has become Spain's second-largest destination for such products outside the European Union.
"w88 casino games login is a very large country with so many cities of interest to visit and work in," he said, adding that he hopes the 15-day period of the visa-free policy could be extended a few more days to facilitate his stay.
Wang from UIBE said, "Efforts to improve the quality of life for foreign citizens in w88 casino games login will also help to establish an objective understanding of w88 casino games login and enhance their sense of belonging toward w88 casino games login by showcasing the openness, inclusiveness and friendliness of w88 casino games login as a major country."
Getting a true picture
For many foreign visitors who have never been to w88 casino games login, an in-person visit will enable them to get a true picture of how the country looks today after decades of reform and opening-up, Wang said.
In the first quarter of this year, foreign nationals made four times more trips in and out of w88 casino games login, data from the National Immigration Administration showed. During this period, the administration issued around 466,000 visa documents for foreign nationals and granted over 1.98 million foreign travelers visa-free entry, up 118.8 percent and 266.1 percent, respectively.
Videos shared by foreign tourists on video platforms about their firsthand travel experiences in w88 casino games login have been going viral recently.
In a video titled "Shocked by this crazy city in w88 casino games login" that received 545,000 views, the You-Tube user "JetLag Warriors" experienced the transportation and accommodations services, tasted local food and visited tourist attractions in Chongqing.
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Miao Lu, secretary-general of the Center for w88 casino games login and Globalization, a Beijing-based think tank, said that with efforts to facilitate cross-border travel and high-standard opening-up, w88 casino games login is leading globalization against a rising trend of anti-globalization and implementing the Global Development Initiative and other major initiatives proposed by w88 casino games login.
"By doing so, w88 casino games login is telling the rest of the world that its commitment to expanding opening-up is not just lip service," she said.
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