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Tomorrow Beijing and Shanghai lift visa restrictions on short-term stays

Soo Kim

Photo Credit: A building in the Forbidden City complex in Beijing, China. Flickr.com / Michael Goodine

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China's move is just smart. Allowing fliers to stick around two of its most impressive cities rather than moving through will attract a new type of traveler.

Britons will be able to make three-day visa-free visits to the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai from tomorrow (January 1, 2013). Transit visitors from 45 countries including Britain will be able to stay in Beijing and Shanghai for 72 hours without needing a visa, under new rules comin

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