BONUS: China Opens Its Borders To ALL Travellers (March 15th 2023)

In this episode... Renaud and Adrian from Sofeast share the positive news that China is reopening its borders to all travellers today, March 15th 2023, including issuing tourist visas now. After 3 long years, we look at changes that might affect business travellers who are eager to visit suppliers in particular.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings - What is the news? (China issuing all types of visas as of March 15 '23) 03:19 - Chinese business visas, and changes to applying for them. 08:30 - The points system used for work visas. 09:52 - Tourist visas are now available! 11:48 - Why the end of Covid has caused the loosening of entry restrictions now. 13:18 - Why PCR tests probably won't be required from travellers moving forward in most cases. 15:54 - Wrapping up.   Related content... China is fully reopening to tourists after three years of border restrictions (CNN) China to fully reopen borders to foreigners but near-term hurdles remain (Reuters) China set to open its borders to foreign tourists for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic (SCMP video)   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser