Singapore, China to set up mutual 30-day visa-free travel

[Raubern]

TIANJIN, China: Singapore and China on Thursday (Dec 7) announced that they will establish a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement between both countries, amid a post-pandemic improvement in flight connectivity.

The proposal was announced during the 19th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting – the highest-level annual bilateral forum between both countries – held at the Hilton Tianjin Eco-City hotel with a range of agreements set to be signed.

This is the first JCBC meeting to be co-chaired by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.

At the start of the meeting, Mr Ding noted how the number of Chinese students studying in Singapore has exceeded 40,000, basically recovering to pre-pandemic levels.

He added that the visa-free arrangement would “provide greater convenience for people-to-people exchanges”.

Mr Wong said Singapore hopes to even go beyond pre-pandemic levels in terms of direct flight connectivity.

“This will be supported also by a mutual 30-day visa-free arrangement between our two countries, which will enable more people-to-people exchanges, thereby fortifying the bedrock of our bilateral relations," he added.

Both sides are working out the operational details, with the aim of implementing the scheme in early 2024, the Singapore Prime Minister's Office said in a media release.

Chinese citizens currently require a visa to enter Singapore.

Singaporeans holding ordinary passports can enter China without a visa for 15 days if they are travelling for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, and in transit.

China resumed this arrangement in July, more than three years after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This came on the heels of an upgrade in Singapore-China relations to an “All-Round High-Quality Future-Oriented Partnership”, after Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in March during an official visit.

The JCBC reviews the substantive collaboration between Singapore and China and charts the direction of cooperation.

Mr Wong, who is on a four-day official visit to Beijing and Tianjin, said during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday that he was looking forward to signing more than 20 memoranda of understanding and agreements at the JCBC meeting.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/singapore-china-30-day-mutual-visa-free-arrangement-3971566

[D3badge]

On 12/7/2023 at 5:38 PM, Raubern said:

TIANJIN, China: Singapore and China on Thursday (Dec 7) announced that they will establish a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement between both countries, amid a post-pandemic improvement in flight connectivity.

The proposal was announced during the 19th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting – the highest-level annual bilateral forum between both countries – held at the Hilton Tianjin Eco-City hotel with a range of agreements set to be signed.

This is the first JCBC meeting to be co-chaired by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.

At the start of the meeting, Mr Ding noted how the number of Chinese students studying in Singapore has exceeded 40,000, basically recovering to pre-pandemic levels.

He added that the visa-free arrangement would “provide greater convenience for people-to-people exchanges”.

Mr Wong said Singapore hopes to even go beyond pre-pandemic levels in terms of direct flight connectivity.

“This will be supported also by a mutual 30-day visa-free arrangement between our two countries, which will enable more people-to-people exchanges, thereby fortifying the bedrock of our bilateral relations," he added.

Both sides are working out the operational details, with the aim of implementing the scheme in early 2024, the Singapore Prime Minister's Office said in a media release.

Chinese citizens currently require a visa to enter Singapore.

Singaporeans holding ordinary passports can enter China without a visa for 15 days if they are travelling for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, and in transit.

China resumed this arrangement in July, more than three years after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This came on the heels of an upgrade in Singapore-China relations to an “All-Round High-Quality Future-Oriented Partnership”, after Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in March during an official visit.

The JCBC reviews the substantive collaboration between Singapore and China and charts the direction of cooperation.

Mr Wong, who is on a four-day official visit to Beijing and Tianjin, said during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday that he was looking forward to signing more than 20 memoranda of understanding and agreements at the JCBC meeting.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/singapore-china-30-day-mutual-visa-free-arrangement-3971566

F#%k embrace for infrastructure breakdown again like 2005 to 2011 mass inflow migration!

this time mass inflow tourism! Malaysia and Thailand also visa free! Chinese will tour this 新马泰 route!!! 
 

and with some Chinese “anti social” behaviour it might affect Singaporean image as others non Asian foreigners and visitors cannot differentiate PRC and Singaporean Chinese!
 

this is a shitty decision making process ! Just focus on money not others effect on Singapore reputation, system, society, infrastructures etc!

Damm LW giving panda BJ even before getting crown!👑 

Edited December 7, 2023 by D3badge

[mersaylee]

My fren Kelvin ass ah wong got apply visa for the 4 day visit boh? 😁

[Mustank]

Should 90 days lah

[Jellandross]

Singaporeans have been enjoying visa waiver to China for many years. I'm actually surprised that we took so long to reciprocate.

[Benarsenal]

Bo pian. Need to restart the money laundering business.

[Volvobrick]

On 12/7/2023 at 6:22 PM, D3badge said:

F#%k embrace for infrastructure breakdown again like 2005 to 2011 mass inflow migration!

this time mass inflow tourism! Malaysia and Thailand also visa free! Chinese will tour this 新马泰 route!!! 
 

and with some Chinese “anti social” behaviour it might affect Singaporean image as others non Asian foreigners and visitors cannot differentiate PRC and Singaporean Chinese!
 

this is a shitty decision making process ! Just focus on money not others effect on Singapore reputation, system, society, infrastructures etc!

Damm LW giving panda BJ even before getting crown!👑 

Not enough infrastructure you mean not enough KTVs to accommodate the sudden surge in foreign talents? 

[Inlinefour]

my friend asking Miss Han will be able to return with Liang PoPo pardon bo 

[Silverkris]

On 12/7/2023 at 7:10 PM, Jellandross said:

Singaporeans have been enjoying visa waiver to China for many years. I'm actually surprised that we took so long to reciprocate.

It will be different. The whole Singapore go China cannot even fill out one city. Just imagine, just imagine ah, the next week long holiday, just 1M China citizens all decided to come Singapore, which is pretty normal on their side, and since it is visa free, we cannot disallow them to enter. I can already foresee what mess it will be here in Singapore.

[Voodooman]

On 12/7/2023 at 8:48 PM, Silverkris said:

It will be different. The whole Singapore go China cannot even fill out one city. Just imagine, just imagine ah, the next week long holiday, just 1M China citizens all decided to come Singapore, which is pretty normal on their side, and since it is visa free, we cannot disallow them to enter. I can already foresee what mess it will be here in Singapore.

I don't think we have 500k hotel rooms to accommodate 1 million Chinese tourists at any one time (only 70k actually) and it will also be partly constrained by flight capacity.  

But with visa free travel for TH/MY/SG, can expect a lot more Chinese tourists, hotel owners will huat until siow.  Tomorrow I go buy some SG hospitality REIT. 😂😂😂

[D3badge]

On 12/8/2023 at 12:17 AM, Voodooman said:

I don't think we have 500k hotel rooms to accommodate 1 million Chinese tourists at any one time (only 70k actually) and it will also be partly constrained by flight capacity.  

But with visa free travel for TH/MY/SG, can expect a lot more Chinese tourists, hotel owners will huat until siow.  Tomorrow I go buy some SG hospitality REIT. 😂😂😂

Wrong to think constrain by flight capacity! With Thailand , Malaysia, Singapore popular tour route, many can enter by tour buses  via Johore or train via any train stations in Malaysia or Thailand!!!! So not only Singapore infrastructure suffer, Singaporean whom like to go Malaysia good luck even longer jam at the causeway 😭😭😭😂😂😂

Edited December 7, 2023 by D3badge

[jcmm]

More mm in KTV, GL to choose.... Price should come down for LT and ST   Economy, demand and supply.  

Edited December 7, 2023 by jcmm

[Voodooman]

On 12/8/2023 at 12:20 AM, D3badge said:

Wrong to think constrain by flight capacity! With Thailand , Malaysia, Singapore popular tour route, many can enter by tour buses  via Johore or train via any train stations in Malaysia or Thailand!!!! So not only Singapore infrastructure suffer, Singaporean whom like to go Malaysia good luck even longer jam at the causeway 😭😭😭😂😂😂

That is why I said "partly". For a land tour covering SG/MY/TH, there is still 1 flight leg (in/out Changi) involved for most Chinese travelers.

Flight capacity can however be added quickly but hotel rooms will take years.

Edited December 7, 2023 by Voodooman

[GoodCar]

Hope will not have more people at housing estate MRT pretending to be lost tourist asking for “money for food”

These street scammer cook story /excuse like no money to eat because a) did not expect so expensive here b) lost wallet c) lost money in casino. Uncle can help m etc. 

Come in different sizes, can be chio by can also be pleasant looking Aunty etc.

A lot of these kind at China big cities 20 to 30 years ago, started seeing them in Singapore.

perhaps they are Hans from Myanmar also. No one really know

Edited December 8, 2023 by GoodCar

[inlinesix]

On 12/8/2023 at 8:19 AM, GoodCar said:

Hope will not have more people at housing estate MRT pretending to be lost tourist asking for “money for food”

These street scammer cook story /excuse like no money to eat because a) did not expect so expensive here b) lost wallet c) lost money in casino. Uncle can help m etc. 

Come in different sizes, can be chio by can also be pleasant looking Aunty etc.

A lot of these kind at China big cities 20 to 30 years ago, started seeing them in Singapore.

perhaps they are Hans from Myanmar also. No one really know

Please report to SPF

Thanks

[bsswan]

On 12/7/2023 at 7:28 PM, Benarsenal said:

Bo pian. Need to restart the money laundering business.

This was my thought....... how much cash-in-suitcase trips will we see? 😏Even just up to the declaration level.

[Datsun366]

On 12/7/2023 at 6:22 PM, D3badge said:

F#%k embrace for infrastructure breakdown again like 2005 to 2011 mass inflow migration!

this time mass inflow tourism! Malaysia and Thailand also visa free! Chinese will tour this 新马泰 route!!! 
 

and with some Chinese “anti social” behaviour it might affect Singaporean image as others non Asian foreigners and visitors cannot differentiate PRC and Singaporean Chinese!
 

this is a shitty decision making process ! Just focus on money not others effect on Singapore reputation, system, society, infrastructures etc!

Damm LW giving panda BJ even before getting crown!👑 

Walao simper what, do bad and rude things proclaim wasi ah Tiong Lor. Sgp can do no wrong. Mei Shi mei Shi…

just have to go jaybee Jiak chicken nasi lemak because sgp dun have.

😋

yalor why not return Chinese program maciam India?

bigger and grander houses than @General Sir Miles Dempsey…

no Lau Chio throw file some more.

😗
 

fas can go learn how to tunnel like a pro…

dig and dig until release things better buried such as Huang Na mommy, png still can come into sgp…

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by Datsun366

[Datsun366]

On 12/7/2023 at 11:17 PM, Voodooman said:

I don't think we have 500k hotel rooms to accommodate 1 million Chinese tourists at any one time (only 70k actually) and it will also be partly constrained by flight capacity.  

But with visa free travel for TH/MY/SG, can expect a lot more Chinese tourists, hotel owners will huat until siow.  Tomorrow I go buy some SG hospitality REIT. 😂😂😂

Grab?