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datafellows on 23/11/2024 - 09:11 visasnews.com (1071 clicks)

Thank you Scrooge McDeal for the original 15 day deal.

Good news for travelers from the many countries benefiting from China’s unilateral visa-free policy: from November 30, 2024, visa-free stays in China will be extended to 30 days, instead of the current 15.

Also good news for me as I was planning a bit longer trip to China early next year and was dreading the visa application process.

These are now the current countries enjoying the 30 day visa free entry:

Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brunei
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland

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Comments

        • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 14:00
          -1

          Stabbing started long before that.

          • kumquat on 23/11/2024 - 14:43
            +1

            @spc12go: You haven’t been to Mt Druitt

            • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 15:04
              -1

              @kumquat: No I haven’t,and my friend was born and raised at Rooty Hill and he has never been stabbed.

              That aside the stabbing and etc here are not people projecting hate onto the society. It’s motivated by financial gain or criminal intension, unlike China. Those attack are hate towards the society because they wouldn’t dare to go after the government, therefore they pick easy target the innocent civilians.

    • CommuterPolluter on 23/11/2024 - 12:26
      +4

      China’s pretty safe. Europe isn’t exactly safer considering it’s full of Africans, Middle Easterners and South Americans. How pathetic the Dutch are that Rotterdam is controlled by Moroccan gangs.

      • May4th on 23/11/2024 - 13:51
        +1

        objectively China is safe precisely because of CCP over-reach. there's CCP surveillance everywhere, and last thing they want is to lose tourism dollar by having anything bad happen to tourists. so unless you are a political activist, you are much less likely to encounter violent petty crime compared to places like Paris

      • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 15:29
        -1

        Western society and our values doesn’t allow the government to round them all up and sent them to labour/reeducation camp and break them down mentally. They have to be charged and prove guilty before sending them to prison, and released once they are done with their time.

  • Furi8 on 23/11/2024 - 10:03
    +2

    Might have to disconnect from ozbargain when I'm there.

    • whyisave on 23/11/2024 - 10:41
      +3

      You will travel from Amazon to AliExpress

  • KARMAAA on 23/11/2024 - 10:04
    -7

    Wouldn't go even if you paid me, not because of the people, the people are lovely, but because of safety reasons and yes China is actually a pretty safe country crime wise, I'm not afraid of the criminals, if you catch my drift.

    • Ozybargdias on 23/11/2024 - 10:08
      +26

      You’re not important enough to be targeted by the Chinese government mate

      • KARMAAA on 23/11/2024 - 10:11
        -3

        Yeah probably not, still wouldn't run the risk.

      • TightAl on 23/11/2024 - 13:11

        Bro has $10k in the bank and 400k mortgage, he is thinking anyone in this world let alone a govt cares lmao

        • KARMAAA on 23/11/2024 - 13:53

          This is OzBARGAIN mate, I'm broke AF, if I wasn't I wouldn't be on here, trust me. The only thing I own are my parent's disappointment.

    • FOX on 23/11/2024 - 10:34
      -2

      No idea what you are on about, stupid or even crazy to think the CCP would just jail you, unless you know you had something they might be interested lol.

      • crentist on 23/11/2024 - 11:43
        +2

        They're after his narcissism

    • aec on 23/11/2024 - 12:41
      +1

      Hey criminal, just dont go! lmao! sb

      • KARMAAA on 23/11/2024 - 14:03

        Why call me a stupid c word and a criminal? Very rude and nasty!

    • MrThing on 23/11/2024 - 13:16

      I'm afraid of the Chinese food

  • vash12 on 23/11/2024 - 10:04
    +3

    This includes Hongkong and Taiwan ?

    • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 10:14
      +13

      Taiwan is not a part of China. And Oz passport holders don't need a visa to visit Taiwan.

        • NoApostrophePlurals on 23/11/2024 - 10:37
          +8

          *apart. Fixed that for you

        • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 10:43
          +12

          Taiwan is an independent country with its own government, military, and passport. The PRC has never ruled Taiwan, not even for one day. Can you prove it is?

          • Lbara on 23/11/2024 - 10:56
            -6

            @Albert10: So, why is Taiwan not part of the UN, is it because they don't want to join?

            • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 11:07
              +10

              @Lbara: that's because China is acting like a big bully. And I believe Taiwan will be, in the not too far future. By the way, China only became a member of the UN in 1971. This doesn't mean China wasn't an independent country before that. Therefore, UN membership is not relevant to the discussion of Taiwan's independence.

              • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 11:52
                -5

                @Albert10: WRONG: China only became a member of the UN in 1971.
                CORRECT: PRC became a member of the UN in 1971.

                China is a geographical word, like Taiwan.

                Well, PRC is a country; ROC is a district (hard to say if independent or not).

                • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 12:01
                  +3

                  @ytdarin: fine, if you like to play with word games. but honestly, I can't see how it supports the argument that Taiwan is not an independent country.

                  • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 12:16

                    @Albert10: Not word games at all. Technically, ROC rules Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu; but includes mainland China in its constitution.

                    As for independence, ROC recognises itself as an independent country (Self-consciousness). However, other countries treat it as a district, which implies non-independent.

              • etan on 23/11/2024 - 11:56

                @Albert10: No, Taiwan is a place name and ROC is a country.

            • Terry25 on 23/11/2024 - 11:14
              +3

              @Lbara: this is the stupidest argument I have ever heard

            • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 12:03
              +3

              @Lbara: It was part of UN, till they recognise PRC as the official China, as per resolution 2758. UN Decides to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only legitimate representatives of China.

              That’s all, stop with all the misinformation feed out by CCP. It doesn’t enshrine Taiwan as part of China, there’s no mentioning of Taiwan belongs to China in any reference.

              • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 12:21
                +1

                @spc12go: So what is the official name of Taiwan? Republic of CHINA, I suppose, ahhhh

                • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 12:28
                  +2

                  @ytdarin: So, are North Korea and South Korea (or DPRK and ROK) two independent countries? I'm sorry, the county's name is also irrelevant.

                  • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 12:38
                    -1

                    @Albert10: Agreed, name is irrelevant. This is satire when people say Taiwan is not part of China.

                • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 12:35
                  +1

                  @ytdarin: Taiwan is the official name. As per Chinese foreign affair spoke person. Taiwan. As per all the official representatives around the world, Taiwan.

                  Oh when PRC was first formed it was called Chinese Soviet Republic. So it Was part of Soviet. So it belongs to Russia? Using your analogy. I get it now, that’s why they called Russian father.

                  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Soviet_Republic

                  • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 12:42
                    -1

                    @spc12go: A typical Taiwanese mind. Please read ROC's constitution. https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A00000…

                    • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 13:09

                      @ytdarin: Thank you for proving my case. Taiwanese not Chinese. Case closed.

                      Typical Chinese mind. Be careful you will be report to the CCP. according to Chinese doctrines, ROC no longer exist. Roc included inner and Outer Mongolia and north west of China

                      • ytdarin on 23/11/2024 - 13:44

                        @spc12go: hilarious

                        • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 16:27

                          @ytdarin: Ignorance is a bliss is hilarious, learn to read and think and apply logic. View things from the worlds view.

          • Creamsoda on 23/11/2024 - 13:53

            @Albert10:

            Taiwan is an independent country with its own government,

            On what date did Taiwan declared independence? Can you prove it?

            • spc12go on 23/11/2024 - 15:08

              @Creamsoda: When did China become independent?

              Most countries in this world didn’t become independent, unless you were colonise or occupied by another country’s people. One way or another.

              • Creamsoda on 23/11/2024 - 15:15
                +1

                @spc12go: err because Taiwan was a province of China prior to ROC losing the civil war. In the Taiwanese constitution states it's still part of China and the rightful owner of China. Thus they need to declare independence and change the constitution so they can become Taiwan to get rid of anything to do with China. Have they done it? If so when?

        • mr_asstight on 23/11/2024 - 11:09
          +2

          Taiwan needs to take back China

        • SvcKpc on 23/11/2024 - 12:54
          -2

          Taiwan is a part of China

          Knew there would be a chinese nationalist nutcase like this here.

        • Lionmaru-G on 23/11/2024 - 13:44
          +1

          China is part of Taiwan actually

      • MrThing on 23/11/2024 - 13:17

        Taiwan and west taiwan

    • mr_asstight on 23/11/2024 - 11:08
      +2

      Taiwan is its own country

  • John on 23/11/2024 - 10:05
    +39

    Just came back from China (Beijing-Shanghai visit). Man the place is amazing. Super safe as well. Completely changed my mind since western media mostly talked about the bad stuff there

    Now I’ve been seeing lots of post about Chongqing and that immediately became my next bucket list destination.

    Just need to put aside your political views (every country has bad political practice anyway)

    • ginger-gin on 23/11/2024 - 10:18
      +1

      Idk why you got downvoted since you’re only sharing your “travelling” exp. So let me upvote

    • 11112007 on 23/11/2024 - 10:22
      +2

      100% go to Chongqing. I went there for the first time last year and went again this year. Incredible place, great food, culture and people.

      I am slightly more concerned with the recent spate of public incidents with people injured or killed but wouldnt hesitate to go again, id just be more aware of my surroundings.

    • DoUKnowTheMuffinMan on 23/11/2024 - 10:31

      Im in Shanghai for work next week and have a couple days free. Is it better to explore shanghai or head to Beijing for the spare days?

      • 11112007 on 23/11/2024 - 10:38

        Can you split and spend time in both?

      • John on 23/11/2024 - 10:39
        +1

        If it’s just a couple days Shanghai is better IMO. Beijing is just a big economic spot and apart from Tiananmen Square and that area, I think Shanghai has a lot more interesting spot to visit.

      • b724d0de on 23/11/2024 - 10:40

        Beijing is a bit of a mixed bag, it's big and crowed but not as travel friendly as Shanghai. Recommend Hangzhou it's close to Shanghai. For Chengdu / Chongqing if you have the time to travel a bit further west

      • crentist on 23/11/2024 - 11:47

        Hangzhou and Suzhou are great day trips from Shanghai.

        But Beijing would only be a few hours by train too.

    • Cyphar on 23/11/2024 - 10:39

      Chongqing

      Yep this is my next trip. Even during the day it looks amazing. Looks like you can fly there for about $500 rtn these days as well. Haven't been to China since 2018 so keen to go back.

    • firestint on 23/11/2024 - 11:07

      If time permits, suggest going to both Chongqing and Chengdu. Only an hour apart using high speed rail. Chongqing is built on mountains so is very unique, and quite compact so everything is within walkable distance. Go see the giant pandas in Chengdu!

    • mr_asstight on 23/11/2024 - 11:10

      You won't share a thing since your internet is censored

    • crentist on 23/11/2024 - 11:53

      My experience too. I went for a week holiday on the way to Tokyo, but was a little wary and expected a sense of pervasive communist dread.

      But I really enjoyed Shanghai and ended up staying 15 days in China. It felt much closer to Korea or Japan than SE Asia, and safe and easy. Nothing at all like it gets portrayed here

    • Kiz on 23/11/2024 - 12:06

      I've got a trip with the fam next April for Hong kong, shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu and Beijing. Can't bloody wait! We were going for about three weeks which meant we would have to have gotten a visa, but this deal is perfect (except for my British wife who will still have to apply for a visa).
      Any recommendations for Chongqing? That and Chengdu are the only cities I hadn't been to yet

    • belongsinforums on 23/11/2024 - 12:33
      +1

      jiuzhaigou is amazing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuzhaigou

      long ass bus to get there though

    • Riceplate on 23/11/2024 - 12:44
      -1

      Look at all the shills shilling travel for a nation supporting war-mongering and terrorism.

      • TightAl on 23/11/2024 - 13:13
        -1

        War mongering / TERRORISM lmao.
        Wait which country dragged australia into endless wars? derp

    • odysseus on 23/11/2024 - 12:59

      Guess you weren't watching tv, like foreign news, only for "transmission difficulties" to appear when they start discussing anything the Chinese government doesn't want you to know (just normal stuff, not state secrets). Then the transmission difficulties magically disappear when they get to the next story. Or of course tried to visit internet sites - like Google - that give you access to information China doesn't want you to see.

      Yes, China has a lot of impressive, progressive things and its people are industrious, and nature and history of interest. But at the same time it exerts a level of control and takes away freedoms that are taken for granted here. And which its citizens here enjoy the benefit of - yet protect that they can't have them there. And that leads to the mistreatment and deprivation of rights of journalists and others that China doesn't want to be heard. And its support of a country - Russia - murdering and taking away rights of another sovereign country just because they want to be a bully. That's not just "politics" but actually about life itself.

      The neg is for this not being a bargain, but just a PSA/Forum note. There is already visa free travel to China, and I don't see posts on longer visa free travel to multiple other countries here.

  • npnp on 23/11/2024 - 10:10
    +15

    We went to China early this year and enjoyed our trip so much. It's much more relaxed than many people 'assume' and 'seem to think they know'. People are friendly, kind and helpful. The condition of infrastructure (bullet trains, roads, skyscrapers, internal flights etc) is well above the usual standards of a western country (in comparison to USA which I felt like a rundown homeless state). Bullet trains were right on time (even in Japan we experienced delays but in China - none whatsoever). Conditions of bullet trains and other public transport facilities were more similar to Japan but not rushed as such (no ques or trains full of people for example - not in the ones we went anyways). Domestic planes were newer and cleaner (we did a few trips via different Chinese airlines). These flights were a massive contrast to domestic flights here down under (statistics: Qantas average age of fleet is 15 years, that of Air China - which has a much larger fleet by the way - is just 9 years). It's a massive country and most of the tourist places are crowded (understandably) mostly with local tourists. International tourists are much rare in many places (except for perhaps a few places where we saw quite a few foreigners). Really nice country that we would definitely visit again…

    • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:18
      -6

      Yes some of the infrastructure is good but that’s not enough to visit a place. I encountered the people mostly hostile and not friendly. Most were neutral but in comparison to Korea, Japan, Thailand I would consider them rude…I didn’t feel like it was relaxed at all especially in Beijing. Security everywhere, passport has to be out all the time. Metal detectors everywhere… felt weird the entire time…

      • npnp on 23/11/2024 - 10:23
        +1

        Not sure where you went mate.. I was the weirdest guy around with a massive camera hanging on my neck and NEVER came across any hostile people or police or military asking questions etc. I'm kind of a guy who'd take photos of anything and everything. Once we were walking to find a place to buy a water bottle for my kid, asked a police officer where the nearest shop was, he immediately gave us one from his motorbike. They were extremely helpful and kind everywhere we came across them.

        In comparison, I felt what you described in Vatican city (metal detectors everywhere, and yes passport is required as well, rude people etc) and Italy in general (not in rural Italy though, which was much nicer).

        • May4th on 23/11/2024 - 15:59

          ah but if you have anything positive at all to say about china you are either a paid off influencer, CCP bot or an amoral child murderer. so which one of these would you like to be today?

    • sydboy007 on 23/11/2024 - 10:41
      +3

      Mainland China is the first country I visited that i was happy to leave. Shanghai was much better than Beijing.

      The never ending food scandals in China would me me wary of ever going back.

      Anyone who enjoys the devil's cabbage, or other recreational habbits, will need to understand that if you're picked for testing you can be arressted foir consumption outside of China - recently China arressted and then deported a senior VW execujtive for drug use while he was in Thailand for a holiday. He was likely targeteted as a shot over the EV tarrifs the EU has brought in.

    • Shoocat on 23/11/2024 - 11:20
      +2

      You must have been unlucky in Japan with bullet trains. I've caught more than 50 of them over the years and not once faced a single minute delay.

  • perfectlydark on 23/11/2024 - 10:13

    politics aside, its good news. always love to see visa free travel for tourism, it will benefit some people

  • DraggyX on 23/11/2024 - 10:13

    Interesting some asian counties are on the list, shouldn't they have a default 30 days visa free in they are part of Asia?

    • simontadaa on 23/11/2024 - 10:20

      Same reason only NZ in Oceania can come to Aus visa free

    • John on 23/11/2024 - 10:22

      Lol, you expected every asia country to speak English? Sure culture wise they aren’t the friendliest people, but they are not being rude it’s just their culture. Just need to adapt to that and not expect every country to have the same level of courteousness

      Don’t know what you mean with air pollution, its mostly electric cars. Not sure how you even know about gutter oil…

      • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:25
        +3

        It’s mostly electric cars? Are you joking now? The vast majority of cars are not electric vehicles and besides that the pollution comes mainly from factories and construction. It’s very common and the use of gutter oil is mentioned in many travel blogs and magazines. Are you CCP chill? Surely.. The people are rude in comparison to Japanese, Korean, thai, and many others in Asia yes that is extremely obvious as soon as you get there. My friends thought the same that have been…

        • John on 23/11/2024 - 10:31
          +1

          Nope definitely a lot of electric cars. Just came back from Shanghai and Beijing last months. They are pretty easy to spot, all EV has green plates. Bicycles everywhere. Roads are very quiet

          I don’t know about other area but at least in those two major cities I found it at the same level of cleanliness compared to Singapore.

          Travel blogs and magazines always highlight the bad stuff but they aren’t the norm.

        • Cheese86 on 23/11/2024 - 12:39

          I was in Hangzhou for 2 weeks last month. Can confirm that the majority of vehicles are electric - BY FAR. Not even close. All public transport plus taxis are electric.

          • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:05

            @Cheese86: No they are not even official statistics show combined EV + plus plug in ( the majority) is about 30-40% that’s not majority and as said the majority pollution comes from factories, coal power plants etc. it’s very bad in terms of air pollution. Why don’t you just look up right now it’s accessible information

        • jerrygoodman on 23/11/2024 - 13:45

          • mostly electric cars
            yes, in most top tier cities, cars are electronics

          • that the pollution comes mainly from factories and construction
            that's true. it is not good season to visit cities like Beijing in northern part of China. For cities like Guangzhou, HK, Shenzhen, the air is fine. Cannot say as good as Sydney, but still better then Beijing/Tianjin etc in winter.

          • Are you CCP chill
            How does CCP come up here :lol It is about tourism in China…

          • The people are rude
            Can you show any evidence? TBH most people in China are really friendly to foreigners. There are plenty of youtubers' video and they all have positive experience.

    • FOX on 23/11/2024 - 10:35
      +3

      Now I’m sure you’re a Western media puppet, or paid by the Taiwanese cyber warfare department.

      Member for a month and already over 150 comments lol.

      • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:42
        +1

        Yes I am a staff member of Taiwanese cyber warfare department. For saying China is heavily polluted and unfriendly. Literally the most obvious things ever.

  • Ozybargdias on 23/11/2024 - 10:17
    +7

    I’ve been a vocal critic of some CCP policies (as well as those of illiberal western governments) but would absolutely love to visit China for so many reasons (the history, the nature, the culture, technology etc).

    I’m not deluded enough to think I’m on some kind of Chinese government dissident watchlist for a few anti-communist Ozbargain comments over the years, as others here seem worried about lol.

    • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:21
      -4

      The nature? lol Chinese go overseas to see nature. Like Australia… they come here and say things like wow I never seen green trees like that, blue skies etc.. all the major cities are very polluted.

      • John on 23/11/2024 - 10:23
        +1

        Wrong. Chinese people tour their own countries… you see lots of them travelling around their own country. It is a big country

      • Ozybargdias on 23/11/2024 - 10:24
        +4

        This may come as a shock to you, but China is a very large and geographically diverse country with areas worth visiting outside the major cities.

        • Riceplate on 23/11/2024 - 12:47
          -2

          This might come as a shock to you, but China directly supports the Russian economy, and helps keep up their war effort resulting in a smaller country being massacred.

      • Cyphar on 23/11/2024 - 10:41

        Chinese mountainscapes are unbeatable. We have nothing of the sort in Australia.

        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:42
          +1

          With 300 AQI 2.5 pm fine pollution it’s like smoking 30 packs of cigarettes walking up any mountain there.

      • willz on 23/11/2024 - 10:48
        +1

        is your go-to Chinese dishes lemon chicken and black pepper beef only?

      • cille745 on 23/11/2024 - 11:56

        Plenty of cities in China that have more/better trees and environments than here

        • TightAl on 23/11/2024 - 13:18

          Honestly I haven't been to a more GREEN country than China

      • Cheese86 on 23/11/2024 - 12:44

        Nah mate. You're just BS-ing.
        When I was in Hangzhou, I climbed mountains, walked through bamboo forest, went on so many beautiful green hikes through tea fields, as did SO many of the locals. They definitely do know how to enjoy their nature, especially the elders. I mean, 40c for a bus ride from the city to the mountains to explore to your heart's desire.
        So yeah, I call bullsh*t on you. Just stop l already.

        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:00

          Yea that’s inaccessible country side. You are obviously Chinese who has some connection there because as a foreigner travelling to those areas is IMPOSSIBLE nobody can speak English you are totally on your own lost there. This is not accessible to the average tourist

      • jerrygoodman on 23/11/2024 - 13:53
        • The nature? lol Chinese go overseas to see nature
          There are 1.4 billion people in China. Every year millions of them will travel oversea, like Japan, Singapore, AU/NZ, EU, etc… But also lots of them travel in domestic. There are lots of places for visiting in China, like Xin Jiang, Xi Zang for snow mountains, lakes(quite like lakes in south island in NZ), Changbaishan in Changchun, Guilin in Guangxi, etc.. During public holiday, hot tourism spots are busy with domestic travellers.
        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:57
          -1

          Yes these people are poor and have no choice but to travel domestically. Every Chinese I’ve met in north east Queensland says we don’t have nature like this clean, blue skies. Green trees… I guess these are all wrong hm

  • Burger R on 23/11/2024 - 10:17

    That's getting interesting. Already many flights selection to china. And sometime even cheaper than domestic flight.

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