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British and Canadian citizens tin participate China without a visa starting from Tuesday (February 17, 2026), bringing to 79 the fig of countries granted visa-free entree successful a bid to boost tourism and business.
China has expanded eligibility for the programme importantly successful the past 2 years. Visitors tin enactment for up to 30 days for business, tourism, speech programmes and to sojourn household and friends.
Most Europeans suffice for visa-free entry, on with immoderate from prime countries successful different regions including Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Citizens of a fewer different countries, including the United States and Indonesia, tin participate for 10 days if they are successful transit — meaning they person a summons departing for a antithetic state than they arrived from.
Business executives and tourists person welcomed the change, arsenic the China visa exertion process tin beryllium a comparatively cumbersome one.
The U.K. and Canada are being added pursuing visits to China past period by their Prime Mnisters, Keir Starmer and Mark Carney. Both are comparatively caller leaders who are trying to revamp ties with Beijing aft a downturn successful caller years. For astir countries, the visa-free entree expires astatine the extremity of this year, but it has been extended successful the past.
