As reported by the Channel News Asia, plans for the 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement were announced last December during the two countriesβ highest-level annual bilateral forum, which was co-chaired by Singaporeβs Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
Singaporeans holding ordinary passports can currently enter China without a visa for 15 days for purposes like sightseeing, visiting family and business.
China resumed this arrangement in July last year, more than three years after it was suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese citizens currently require a visa to enter Singapore.
Between January and November 2023, Singapore welcomed a total of 12.4 million tourists, of which the number of Chinese visitors was just over 1.2 million. Source: VNexpress
