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These groups may stay for a maximum of six days, with travel limited to the administrative region of Xishuangbanna Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) has announced a visa-free policy for tourist groups from ASEAN countries visiting Xishuangbanna in Yunnan.
Effective 10 February 2025, tourist groups of two or more ordinary passport holders from 10 ASEAN countries – including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia – can enter and exit China visa-free through Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, Mohan Railway Port, and Mohan Highway Port.
These groups must be organised by travel agencies in China and may stay for a maximum of six days, with travel limited to the administrative region of Xishuangbanna Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
An NIA official said this policy marks a significant step towards enhancing autonomous opening-up and supporting Yunnan's development as the Chinese pivot of opening-up to south and southeast Asia.
"It is of great importance to advancing the tourism industry in southwest China, promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries, and deepening the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership."
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