18 countries grant Chinese citizens visa-free access   

媒体称真正与中国实现免签落地签的国家只有18个

“即使他国对中国公民实行免签或者落地签，中国边检也可能不放行”，对于这一“困扰”中国公民出境的问题，12日北京边检总站通过官方微博“北京边检”给出解释称，并非边检阻拦，需获公安部通报。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- So far, only 18 countries and regions around the world have granted Chinese citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access, according to the Beijing Youth Daily.

The Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection has posted an article on its official microblog clarifying issues related to traveling to the 18 countries and regions.

It divides them into three types, four with non-stop flights from China, 12 without them, and two that have special requirements.

If a country adopts visa-free access bilaterally without reporting to China's Foreign Ministry, then Chinese citizens going there still need visas at the inspection station, it says.

Some countries have asked China's inspection stations to crack down on illegal departures due to the large number of illegal immigrants from China.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said earlier this month that China hopes to sign visa-free agreements with as many countries as possible, which will make Chinese nationals holding Chinese passports enjoy more convenient and faster overseas travel.