In order to further facilitate the exchange of personnel between China and foreign countries, China has recently decided to expand the scope of visa free countries. From November 30th to December 31st, 2025, visa free policies will be implemented for ordinary passport holders from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan. The latest policy of China expanding visa free access has been widely welcomed in many European countries. On October 10, 2024, in Madrid, the capital of Spain, the Secretary General of the United Nations Tourism Organization, Zulab Pollikashvili, stated in his speech at the opening ceremony of the "Instant - China Wildlife Photography Exhibition" that China has many beautiful natural landscapes and many people have a strong interest in traveling to China. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Gustavo Balente) reflects mutual trust and facilitates exchanges?? The visa free policy reflects the solid foundation of mutual trust between Malaysia and China, and will promote tourism, business, and cultural exchanges between the two countries Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ian Bocci issued a statement welcoming China's latest visa free policy and evaluating it as another milestone in the long-term friendly bilateral relations between Malta and China. He said that the visa free policy further paves the way for promoting in-depth cooperation between the two sides and creating new international trade opportunities. Estonian parliamentarian Mart Maastik, who visited China in September, said on social media that the visit has brought positive results. From now on, Estonian citizens can visit China for 30 days without a visa. "On February 2, 2019, a woman took a photo with a Chinese panda lantern in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. On the same day, Tallinn held a wonderful performance of "Happy Spring Festival" and a cultural temple fair activity. Thousands of local people came to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year by taking the elderly and children on snow. Earlier in November, China began to implement visa free policies for nine countries including Slovakia. Slovak Foreign Minister Branal stated that China's visa free policy not only promotes the development of the tourism industry, but also serves as an important tool for deepening commercial cooperation between Slovakia and China. Slovak businesses and investors attach great importance to China, the world's second largest economy, and the visa free policy will help strengthen the economic and trade relations between Slovakia and China. Maria na Majeric, Executive Director of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that extending the visa free stay period from 15 to 30 days will strengthen economic ties between the two sides. This policy provides convenient channels for enterprises to enter the Chinese market and offers more opportunities for development cooperation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, an Eastern European country that has established a visa free agreement with China for over 6 years, welcomes China's continued expansion of its "visa free circle of friends". Zarko Laketa, Director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that since the visa free policy came into effect six years ago, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina has been growing steadily. Promoting the Impact of Tourism According to the statistics of the National Migration Administration of China, in the third quarter of this year, 8.186 million foreigners entered the country, up 48.8% year on year; Among them, 4.885 million people entered through visa free entry, a year-on-year increase of 78.6%. Oksana Krivenok, a staff member of a tourism training institution in Latvia, said, "Visa free travel will bring development opportunities to our tourism industry. Many Latvians hope to travel to China and see the country with their own eyes, which is the dream of many people." "We expect a large number of groups from visa free countries to travel to China, and we are confident in the tourism market with China as the destination." Danislav Iliev, the head of Bohemian Tourism Limited in Bulgaria, said that China's visa free policy is "good news" for tourism practitioners. On January 26, 2019, in Sofia, Bulgaria, local students greeted everyone with "Happy New Year" in their newly learned Ningbo dialect. On the same day, more than 500 people from all walks of life of China and Bulgaria held a get-together in Sofia to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bulgaria and the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhan Xiaoyi reported on the visa free news on the Croatian Daily website under the title "China brings good news to Croatian citizens". Damir Kresic, director of the Croatian Tourism Research Institute, said that China is a particularly attractive partner for the Croatian tourism industry. Visa free travel will stimulate the interest of Croatian tourists in traveling to China and increase the number of tourists visiting China. Aleksa Mitrovic works for a Chinese company in Montenegro. He said that China's visa free policy for Montenegro can make it more convenient and longer for locals to travel to China, and his colleagues believe that this policy has positive significance. Understanding China and falling in love with China is better seen than seen. Since China actively promoted the 144 hour visa free transit policy, "Chinese travel" has become popular. In Bulgaria, netizens recommended traveling to China by leaving comments online: "I must tell you, life in China is very orderly! In China, you will gain many wonderful experiences that cannot be imagined in Europe." "Safety" is the Bulgarian news portal NEWS BG recommends keywords related to China. The website reports that China is one of the safest countries in the world, and China's visa free policy has opened the door for Bulgarian citizens, making spontaneous travel to China popular. North Macedonian media articles say that China is one of the most fascinating destinations in the world, renowned for its rich history, culture, and modern economic progress. A commentary published in Slovenia's Labor Daily pointed out that it is the biggest mistake for people to only learn about China from television at home. "Visa free and extended stay periods can provide people with more opportunities and time to understand a comprehensive China." On November 17, 2022, teachers and students from the Confucius Classroom Chinese Cuisine Workshop made dumplings together in Cailei City, Slovenia. The unveiling ceremony of the Cailei Confucius Classroom under the Confucius Institute at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia was held on the same day in Cailei. Anna Voynovic, Marketing Director of the Radio and Television Station of the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who recently visited Xinjiang, China, said, "I believe that China's expansion of visa free policies will attract more foreign friends to come to China and experience the real China. Modern China is opening up its arms to the world, which will surely amaze everyone