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Dec 7 (Reuters) – Singapore and China will put in place a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement early next year, the Singapore foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the two countries agreed to further upgrade a trade pact between them.
“Both countries will work out the implementation details of the mutual 30-day visa exemption arrangement and implement it in early 2024,” the Singapore foreign ministry aid in a statement.
Thailand and Malaysia also have exempted visas for Chinese tourists.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin confirmed the agreement on mutual visa exemptions for citizens of the two countries but made no mention of the length of stay.
“At present the competent authorities of the two countries are in close communication on specific matters,” he told a news briefing. “Both China and Singapore look forward to the early implementation and coming into force of relevant arrangements.”
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also Singapore’s finance minister, is on a visit to Tianjin…
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