摘要：China will further expand visa-free "circle of friends", roll out more facilitation measures for cross-border travel, and welcome

China will further expand visa-free "circle of friends", roll out more facilitation measures for cross-border travel, and welcome more foreign friends to visit China in this beautiful spring, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Recently, many foreigners have visited China, including some top influencers on social media. They shared what they saw in China by writing and through camera lens. In response, some Internet users overseas said they saw a China that is different from what they had heard about.

As a response, Guo said that recent months witnessed a packed agenda in China's diplomacy and a continuous variety of events of people-to-people exchanges. The one-shot livestreaming by foreign influencers presents China as it is in a panoramic view, one that has not been edited or put in any filter. This again spurs growing enthusiasm for China. This shows that the cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries enjoy profound support from the people, and such bonds cannot and will not be severed.

"Having been inspired by virtual tours to China online, more and more foreign friends decide to get a first-hand experience of China and take an on-a-whim trip." Guo said.

Guo further pointed out that take Beijing as an example, since December 17, 2024, the ports at the city handled over 1.3 million in-bound and out-bound trips by foreigners, and more than 310,000 of them were made under visa-free policy, an increase of 150 percent year on year compared with before the policy was put in place. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

来源：中国青年报