China Discounts Visa Entry Fee for 14 Countries Amid Worsening Pneumonia Outbreak

Over the past two weeks, Beijing has cut entry visa fees for hundreds of millions of people from at least 20 countries despite a serious pneumonia outbreak.
China Discounts Visa Entry Fee for 14 Countries Amid Worsening Pneumonia Outbreak
A woman wears a protective face mask and gloves while waiting to go through immigration at Beijing airport on Feb. 1, 2020. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s communist regime says it will discount entry visa fees for travelers from more than a dozen countries as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials grapple with the spread of a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has left hospitals across the country overflowing with children.

The 25 percent fee cut was announced during a press briefing on Dec. 8; the CCP stated that since downgrading COVID-19 to a second-level infectious disease, accompanied by less stringent preventative measures on Jan. 8, the regime has continued to improve visa policies to encourage more travelers to visit.

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