Category: Immigration

China Praises Nations Denying Overflight to Taiwan’s Lai Ching-Te, eSwatini Says Bilateral Relations Unchanged

By Ryan Woo and Ben Blanchard China heaped praise on Wednesday on three African countries that denied overflight permission for the aircraft of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, forcing him to cancel a trip to Eswatini, while Taipei denounced their "servitude" to Beijing. ...

Taiwan President Cancels eSwatini Trip Blaming Chinese Pressure

By Joy CHIANG Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday he had cancelled his trip to Eswatini this week, after his government accused China of pressing three other African countries to revoke permission for his aircraft to fly over their territories.

Vietnam Braces for Flight Cuts From April After China, Thailand Ban Jet Fuel Exports

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio Vietnamese authorities have warned the country's aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due to the Iran war, increasing the likelihood ...

Chinese New Year Travel: Southeast Asia Back in Focus

China’s Lunar New Year travel surge is once again reshaping tourism flows across the Global South, with Southeast Asia emerging as a key beneficiary, though not uniformly. Outbound trips have rebounded strongly, but geopolitics, visa policies, and safety perceptions are increasingly ...

U.S. Revokes Visas for Chilean Officials Over China Cable Project

The U.S. State Department announced travel restrictions on Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and two other officials in connection with a proposed undersea data cable project with China. In a short statement ascribed released on Friday, ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Reading the Xi-Trump Summit’s South/North Signals

As I write, U.S. President Donald Trump is aboard Air Force One en route home after his highly anticipated visit to Beijing. 
There is much we still don’t know – not least what was discussed in face-to-face meetings towards the end of the visit. As often happens with Trump, the coverage collapses the personal and the global, with the former injecting wild-card energy into the latter.

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Türkiye Goes Visa-Free for Chinese Tourists, Then Comes the Price Shock

When Türkiye announced visa-free entry for Chinese passport holders starting January 2, travel plans across China shifted overnight. Searches for “Türkiye travel” surged. Travel platform Qunar reported a 3.2-fold weekly increase, while Tongcheng Travel saw searches jump 235% day on day. ...

Chinese Detainees Riot in Thai Detention Center, 15 Charged

Hundreds of Chinese nationals accused of fleeing online scam hubs in Myanmar rioted inside a Thai immigration detention center Wednesday night. The Chinese detainees riot came as Thailand and China were stepping up deportation back to China. The disturbance involved ...

Japan Sidelines Chinese Immigrants as It Opens Door to India, Says Chinese Commentator

In August, India and Japan finalized a significant human resources partnership, agreeing to facilitate the exchange of 500,000 people over the next five years, including 50,000 skilled and semi-skilled Indian workers who will be employed in Japan.  Recently, popular online ...

Chinese Youth Fear India Will Seize Job Opportunities Under New K Visa

A recent commentary from College Daily, the largest media platform for Chinese students overseas, examines how China’s newly launched K visa, set to take effect on October 1, is already drawing unusual attention abroad—particularly in India. Major Indian outlets are referring to it as “China’s H-1B,” ...

Singapore Denies Entry to HK Activist, Citing ‘National Interests’

Singapore said Monday it had refused entry to Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law over the weekend as his presence would not be in the city-state's "national interests". The activist, who holds a UK refugee travel document, told AFP that he ...

Why Chinese Flight Attendants Love Africa Routes

The most coveted international route among China Southern Airlines crew isn’t to glamorous destinations in Europe or the United States, but to Africa, a flight attendant recently revealed on Chinese video platform Bilibili.  Back in 2015, during China Southern’s peak ...

Chinese Social Media Mocks Japan’s Plan to Welcome African Migrants

When Tokyo announced it would welcome African migrants to revive depopulated towns, many Chinese online reacted with scorn. Japan announced plans to bring in African migrants through a “special talent visa program” unveiled at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African ...
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