MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION
China has sealed visa waiver pacts with select countries to encourage travel of its citizens since reopening its borders in 2023, a boon to foreign destinations wooing Chinese tourists.
In exchange, China will waive visa requirements for citizens from some countries including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore for 30 days.
though it has yet to restore a visa-free policy for short-term Japanese visitors amid strained bilateral ties.
China and Thailand agreed on Sunday to permanently waive visa requirements for each other's citizens, a deal reached during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Thailand.
The mutual plan, with effect from March 1, came on the heels of a similar agreement between China and Singapore that will go into effect on Feb. 9, bringing the number of countries in the mutual waiver pool to 22.
Most of the countries with mutual visa exemption agreements with China are in Asia, including Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Maldives, and Armenia.
The five European countries that have agreed on mutual visa waivers are Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and San Marino.
Six countries have endorsed such arrangements in the Americas, including Barbados, the Bahamas, Ecuador, Dominica, Grenada, and Suriname.
The mutual visa-free regime also applies to two African countries - Mauritius and Seychelles - and two Oceanian countries - Fiji and Tonga.
China announced in late November that it would offer Malaysian passport holders visa-free access through Nov. 30, 2024.
Malaysia said a few days later it would waive visa requirements for Chinese passport holders until Dec. 31, 2024.
translation
sentence:
中国于2023年重新开放边界后，与一些国家签署了免签证协议，鼓励中国公民旅行。这对争取中国游客的外国目的地是一大利好。
作为交换条件，中国将对来自一些国家的公民，包括泰国、马来西亚和新加坡在内，豁免30天的签证要求。
在中日双边关系紧张的情况下，尚未恢复对短期日本访客的免签政策。
中国和泰国于周日达成协议，永久豁免彼此公民的签证要求，这是在中国外交部长王毅访问泰国期间达成的协议。
这项互惠计划自3月1日起生效，此前中国与新加坡达成的类似协议将于2月9日生效，将互免签证的国家数量增至22个。
与中国签署相互免签协议的大多数国家位于亚洲，包括哈萨克斯坦、阿拉伯联合酋长国、卡塔尔、马尔代夫和亚美尼亚。
与中国签署相互免签协议的五个欧洲国家分别是阿尔巴尼亚、白俄罗斯、波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那、塞尔维亚和圣马力诺。
六个美洲国家和中国签署了互免签证协议：巴巴多斯、巴哈马、厄瓜多尔、多米尼克、格林纳达和苏里南。
相互免签制度还适用于两个非洲国家——毛里求斯和塞舌尔，以及两个大洋洲国家——斐济和汤加。
中国在去年11月底宣布，将为马来西亚护照持有人提供截至2024年11月30日的免签入境。
几天后，马来西亚表示将免除对中国护照持有人的签证要求，有效期至2024年12月31日。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "mutual",
"trans": [
"adj. 相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的；（保险公司、建筑协会等）互助的",
"n. 互助公司"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmjuːtʃuəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "exemption",
"trans": [
"n. 免除，豁免；免税，免税额"
],
"usphone": "'ɪɡˈzempʃn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sealed",
"trans": [
"adj. 封闭的，密封的",
"v. 封闭；盖印；给……涂上保护层（**** 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'siːld'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "waiver",
"trans": [
"n. （对权利或要求的）放弃；弃权声明书"
],
"usphone": "'ˈweɪvər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "pact",
"trans": [
"n. 条约，协议，公约"
],
"usphone": "'pækt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "boon",
"trans": [
"adj. 愉快的；慷慨的",
"n. 裨益，优势，有用的东西"
],
"usphone": "'buːn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "a boon to",
"trans": [
"对... 有好处"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "destination",
"trans": [
"n. 目的地，终点，目标",
"adj. 作为目的地的"
],
"usphone": "'ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "woo",
"trans": [
"vt. 追求；招致；向……求爱；恳求",
"vi. 求爱；恳求"
],
"usphone": "'wuː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "yet to",
"trans": [
"尚有待于；表示还没有"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "amid",
"trans": [
"prep. 在……过程中，在……中；四周是，被……所环绕"
],
"usphone": "'əˈmɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "strained",
"trans": [
"adj. 紧张的；勉强的；牵强附会的；滤过的",
"v. 使紧张（动词 **** 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'streɪnd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bilateral",
"trans": [
"adj. 双方的，双边的；（身体部位）两侧的，（大脑）两半球的"
],
"usphone": "'ˌbaɪˈlætərəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "deal reached",
"trans": [
"达成协议：双方或多方在谈判后达成共识或协议。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "foreign minister",
"trans": [
"na. 外交部长",
"网络. 外相；外长；外交部部长的简称"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "heels",
"trans": [
"n. 高跟鞋（**** 的复数）；脚踝；残余料",
"v. 紧跟；给（鞋等）装跟（**** 的三单形式）"
],
"usphone": "'hiːlz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "European",
"trans": [
"adj. 欧洲的，欧洲人的；（与）欧盟（有关）的",
"n. 欧洲人；欧盟成员国国民；欧盟的拥护者"
],
"usphone": "'ˌjʊrəˈpiːən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "endorsed",
"trans": [
"v. 支持，赞同；（在广告中）宣传，代言；（在支票背面）签名，背书",
"批注（文件）；（在驾照上）记录违章事项（**** 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈdɔːrst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "regime",
"trans": [
"n. （尤指独裁的）政府，政权；（机构、公司、经济等的）管理制度，组织方法；饮食起居制度，养生法"
],
"usphone": "'reɪˈʒiːm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "applies to",
"trans": [
"适用于：指某个规则、法律、政策等适用于某个人、组织或情况。"
],
"usphone": "'əˈplaɪz tu'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "on the heels of",
"trans": [
"",
"紧随其后：指紧接在某个事件或行动之后发生或进行。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "a few days later",
"trans": [
"几天后：表示在几天之后的时间点或时间段。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]