免签“朋友圈”持续扩容 “即买即退”为“China Travel”增添消费“磁吸力”

Group 1: Tax Refund Policy Implementation - The new tax refund policy has been implemented in Shanghai for over a month, resulting in the addition of over 60 "immediate refund" stores and 3 centralized refund points [1] - The introduction of a self-service tax refund machine in the Nanjing East Road business district has improved efficiency, processing over 400 applications in just over a month, averaging about 10 applications per day [3] - The policy has led to a significant increase in tax refund sales, with a year-on-year growth of 86% in sales and 77% in tax refunds in Shanghai [5] Group 2: Visa Exemption Agreements - A visa exemption agreement between China and Uzbekistan came into effect on June 1, allowing travelers to stay for up to 30 days without a visa [6] - From June 1, China has also implemented a visa exemption policy for five South American countries, including Brazil and Argentina, marking the first expansion of such policies to Latin America and the Caribbean [8] - The total number of countries with unilateral visa exemption policies for entry into China has now increased to 43 [8] Group 3: Foreign Visitor Statistics - In 2024, it is projected that 3.391 million foreign visitors will enter China under the visa exemption policy, representing a year-on-year increase of 1200.6% [9] - During the recent "May Day" holiday, the total number of foreign visitors entering and exiting China reached 1.115 million, with 380,000 entering under the visa exemption policy, a 72.7% increase year-on-year [9]