Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian presided over the regular press conference on October 22nd. At the meeting, a reporter asked, "We have noticed that recent media comments such as the French European News Television, the US Travel and Tourism World, and the Singapore Lianhe Zaobao said that in recent years, China has adopted a series of visa free policies, implemented digital payment assistance services, improved bilingual facilities and fast transportation systems and other convenient measures, which have greatly facilitated foreign tourists' travel in China. Foreign tourists have also flocked to China. What's the speaker's comment on this?"? Lin Jian said that he was glad to see that "China Tour" continued to be popular. According to the latest statistics of the competent Chinese authorities, in the third quarter of this year, 8.186 million foreigners entered China at various ports, up 48.8% year on year. Among them, 4.885 million people entered China through visa free entry, a year-on-year increase of 78.6%. According to foreign media statistics, the number of travel bookings from Europe to China has exceeded the level of 2019. The enthusiasm of foreign tourists coming to China is high, and the immersive experience is constantly upgrading, which cannot be separated from the implementation and landing of a series of convenient measures such as expanding the scope of visa free countries in China. Nowadays, the waiting and inspection time for foreign tourists entering the country has been further shortened, and they can directly swipe their overseas bank card through the gate to take the subway. The comfort level of tourism, life, and work in China continues to improve. "Recently, the weather in northern China is getting colder, but we are still enthusiastic about welcoming foreign tourists to China. We will further optimize visa free policies and measures, and actively improve the convenience of foreigners in China. The door to China is always open, open arms waiting for you Lin Jian said. (New Society)