China eases entry visa and hukou rules in all-out push to save the economy


China will relax a wide range of social controls, including visas on arrival for more overseas businesspeople, as it tries to revive its sputtering post-pandemic economy.

The guidelines released by the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday are the latest in a series of far-reaching policy adjustments in recent weeks signalling Beijing’s all-out efforts to put the world’s No 2 economy on a surer footing.

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