China grants visa exemption to New Zealand - Chinese media

On the 13th, Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited New Zealand and met with Prime Minister Luxon, during which he said, "China is willing to deepen people-to-people exchanges with New Zealand, and welcomes New Zealand to China as a business partner."
"We will make China an eligible country for the exemption measures," he said. Since the beginning of this year, the number of tourists from New Zealand to China has recovered to nearly 60% of the level in 2019, before the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
Since last year, China has implemented visa exemption measures for several countries to visit China, attracting foreign tourists. For example, in the first quarter of this year, the number of visitors from Singapore to China increased by 1.2%.
The number of tourists from China increased tenfold compared to the previous year, while visitors from Malaysia increased ninefold, and visitors from France, Spain, and Thailand increased fourfold. All of these countries are exempt from visas for stays of less than 15 days.
The application of visa exemption measures to New Zealand is expected to lead to greater travel and economic activity between the two countries, and to the development of tourism.