Argentina loosens visa requirement for Chinese citizens

(Reuters) -Angentina said in a statement on Monday that the US citizens of Chinese entry visa will not need an Argentine visa to enter the country for tourism or business, which is relaxed in the midst of heating bonds between Beijing and Buenos Aires.

Argentina is an important product supplier such as beef, soy and lithium to the Chinese market, and in recent years, cooperation between the two countries has deepened.

President Javier Millei’s decision, according to a statement on the Argentine government’s website, increased tourism and “mechanisms” mechanisms “that prevents the free development of the Argentine economy, a strategic field of tourism.

In May, China’s visa -free policy expanded to Argentine citizens and to Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, and extended some of the largest economies of Latin America with many European and Asian countries.

In line with the exemption accepted by China, “It is deemed appropriate to adopt equivalent measures for Chinese citizens with ordinary passports entering for tourism and business purposes.”

China is the second largest trade partner of Argentina after Brazil and key investor in infrastructure, energy and mining projects in the country.

China also extended a billions of dollars of trade line to Argentina and combined billions of dollars of repayments that the Latin American country should pay in the coming months.

Argentina is also part of China’s Belt and Road attempt, which he participated in 2022.

(Reporting by Farah Master; Editing by Jamie Freed)