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China grants visa-free entry to ASEAN tour groups visiting Xishuangbanna

Beijing, Feb 10 (UNI) China released on Monday a new visa relaxation policy, allowing tour groups from ASEAN countries to visit Xishuangbanna, a popular tourist destination in the country's southwestern Yunnan Province, visa free for up to six days.
This move is aimed at boosting tourism in southwest China. It is also expected to expand opening up, promote personnel exchanges and help deepen the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) said in a statement.
The NIA added that tourist groups from ASEAN countries organized by Chinese travel agencies can enter Xishuangbanna via the Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, the Mohan railway port and the Mohan highway port.
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