INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, China experienced a sharp drop in the number of international visitors and many
foreign residents left the country
International tourism was still below pre-pandemic levels as late as 2024.
When tourists did not return in large numbers after it reopened
its borders in 2023, China began to take measures to reverse the trend and bring foreigners back, rolling out a unilateral 30-day visa-free
entry scheme, which now encompasses 47 countries,...
