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Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway
STORY: Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway
SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024
DATELINE: April 1, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:53
LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of China-Laos railway passenger train
2. various of passengers getting off at Mohan Station on the China-Laos Railway
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service
4. various of passengers going through customs at the Mohan checkpoint
STORYLINE:
It's been a month since a mutual visa exemption agreement between China and Thailand took effect on March 1.
In March, the exit-entry frontier inspection station in Mohan on China's border with Laos cleared 2,100 in-bound visits by Thai nationals.
Among them, 629 visits were made through the Mohan port of China-Laos Railway, representing a month-on-month increase of 750%.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service
"Since the implementation of the visa-free policy between China and Thailand, the number of orders received by our travel agency from Thai tourists has significantly increased, with a year-on-year increase of over 60%. Currently, we are facing a shortage of tour guides proficient in the Thai language. (For Thai tourists traveling to China) this railway has been extremely popular."
The China-Laos Railway connects Kunming in China's Yunnan Province with the Lao capital Vientiane.
Many Thai travelers enter Laos at crossings on the Laos-Thailand border and continue their journey on the China-Laos Railway.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xishuangbanna, China.
(XHTV)
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