Travelers with confirmed tickets to exit China within 10 days can enter the country in 60 places across 24 provinces, including the capital, Beijing, and China’s largest city, Shanghai. The expanded scheme also allows transit visitors to travel across regions during the 10 days, with some restrictions. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaVisa waivers for transit passengers are popular among travelers, including Americans, who might otherwise be required to go through a tedious visa process for travel to China or elsewhere. Passport holders from 38 countries no longer need a visa at all, enabling them to stay in China for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchange and transit purposes. The move was prompted by the Biden administration’s announcement that it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China for years.

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Persons: Huanzong, Wang Jianwei, Biden, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, David Lin Organizations: China’s National Immigration Agency, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, U.S, State Department, Hua Foundation Locations: China, China’s, Europe, Latin America, Asia, United States, Canada, Beijing, Shanghai, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Harbin