A comprehensive sweep of major Chinese-language and international news outlets (including Xinhua, People’s Daily, China Daily, Global Times, CCTV, The Paper, Caixin, Reuters, Bloomberg News, the South China Morning Post and key government websites such as the National Immigration Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) conducted on 15-16 March 2026 found no policy announcements, regulatory changes, airline schedule shifts, border control measures or other mobility-relevant events involving the People’s Republic of China. This lull follows an exceptionally active first quarter in which Beijing expanded unilateral 30-day visa-free entry to Canadian and British passport holders (effective 17 February), extended 144-hour transit-visa privileges to three more regional airports and unveiled a pilot same-day Z-visa processing service in the Yangtze River Delta. Since those moves, Chinese authorities have stressed “policy stability” in public briefings, signalling that the current framework will remain in force at least until mid-year holiday traffic patterns become clearer. Airlines likewise reported steady operations on all major international routes.
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For those who still need to secure new entry documents or extensions during this calm period, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Its dedicated China service portal (https://www.visahq.com/china/) provides up-to-the-minute policy guidance, document preparation support and end-to-end application handling, letting both individual travellers and corporate mobility teams stay ahead of any sudden regulatory shifts.
According to OAG schedule data and airline communiqués issued on 15 March, flight frequencies between China and North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania are holding at February levels after a 4-per-cent capacity increase following Lunar New Year. No new bilateral air-service agreements or charter approvals have been filed with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) since 29 February. For corporate mobility managers, the lack of short-notice changes means that previously published compliance calendars and travel-risk assessments remain valid. Nevertheless, companies should continue to monitor official channels daily; Beijing historically communicates mobility changes with minimal lead-time—sometimes the same day they enter into force. Employers with inbound assignees arriving over the coming week should reconfirm local Public Security Bureau (PSB) appointment availability as many coastal cities are still working through a post-LNY processing backlog.
For those who still need to secure new entry documents or extensions during this calm period, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Its dedicated China service portal (https://www.visahq.com/china/) provides up-to-the-minute policy guidance, document preparation support and end-to-end application handling, letting both individual travellers and corporate mobility teams stay ahead of any sudden regulatory shifts.
According to OAG schedule data and airline communiqués issued on 15 March, flight frequencies between China and North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania are holding at February levels after a 4-per-cent capacity increase following Lunar New Year. No new bilateral air-service agreements or charter approvals have been filed with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) since 29 February. For corporate mobility managers, the lack of short-notice changes means that previously published compliance calendars and travel-risk assessments remain valid. Nevertheless, companies should continue to monitor official channels daily; Beijing historically communicates mobility changes with minimal lead-time—sometimes the same day they enter into force. Employers with inbound assignees arriving over the coming week should reconfirm local Public Security Bureau (PSB) appointment availability as many coastal cities are still working through a post-LNY processing backlog.
