China’s Visa-Waiver Push Delivers 35 % Jump in Foreign Arrivals
China Rolls Out Nationwide e-Arrival Card, Halving Airport Queues
Smart Lanes Power Record 5 Million Crossings at China–Myanmar Gateway
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Beijing–Muscat Non-stop Service Takes Off, Opening New Gulf Corridor
China Eastern’s new Beijing–Muscat route commenced on 30 November, providing the first direct air link between China and Oman. The twice-weekly service shortens journeys by up to 12 hours, supports expanding trade and tourism, and dovetails with China’s visa-waiver for Omani nationals, offering mobility planners a faster, visa-light corridor into the Gulf.
China debuts nationwide e-Arrival Card, cutting airport queues by half
The National Immigration Administration has launched an electronic Arrival Card that foreign travellers can complete online before boarding. Early data from Shanghai Hongqiao show clearance times for group arrivals have been cut by more than 50 percent. The switch to a fully digital system removes the last paper form for foreigners entering China and lets corporate mobility teams monitor compliance centrally—important as travel rebounds ahead of the 2026 peak season.
Visa-waiver expansion drives 35 % surge in foreign arrivals to China
Updated statistics released on 28 November reveal that foreign arrivals to China have jumped more than one-third since Beijing widened visa-waiver and transit-visa-free programmes. Sixty percent of foreigners now enter visa-free, giving companies greater routing flexibility and reducing travel-planning lead times. The data underscore how quickly eased entry rules are translating into real business travel demand.
Smart lanes and ‘Sunshine Channel’ help China–Myanmar gateway hit 5 million crossings
Ruili and neighbouring crossings on the China–Myanmar frontier have handled more than five million passenger trips in 2025, thanks to a new smart-inspection system and dedicated lanes for officials, schoolchildren and medical emergencies. The record throughput is easing supply-chain friction for companies shuttling goods and experts between the two countries and underlines Yunnan’s growing role as a regional logistics hub.