At the press conference on March 8, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on how China's foreign service supports its national development. He stated that, to date, China has granted unilateral visa exemption to 50 countries and made mutual visa-free entry arrangements with 29 countries. Last year, as many as 73 percent of visitors came visa-free.

List of countries covered by China's unilateral visa exemption policies

Compiled from public information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of February 17, 2026

List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries

( Updated to February 25, 2026, in alphabetical order of foreign countries )

Exemption of visa requirements does not mean permission to stay and reside in the other contracting country for an indefinite period of time. According to the agreements, holders of valid specified passports are permitted to stay for less than 30 days upon entry into the other contracting country. If a passport holder intends to stay for over 30 days, he or she should go through residence formalities with the local authorities according to relevant regulations as soon as possible.