By Sun Ye 譯 / 蔚 然

中國(guó)加拿大互發(fā)十年有效期簽證

China’s 10 Year Visa Agreement with Canada Begins

By Sun Ye 譯 / 蔚 然

中國(guó)—加拿大

中國(guó)和加拿大3月9日開(kāi)始發(fā)放互惠簽證。對(duì)于雙方來(lái)說(shuō)，兩國(guó)日益密切的交往已經(jīng)變得至關(guān)重要。

China and Canada started issuing reciprocal visas on March 9, with increased exchanges becoming essential to both countries.

兩國(guó)政府表示，中加將互為對(duì)方商務(wù)、旅游、探親人員頒發(fā)長(zhǎng)期多次簽證，最長(zhǎng)有效期為10年。

Multiple-entry visas for business, travel or family visits are being granted, with the longest validity being 10 years, both governments said .

這一進(jìn)展緊隨2014年11月中美達(dá)成多次入境簽證協(xié)議之后。

The development comes after China and the United States agreed on a multiple-entry visa policy in November,2014.

中國(guó)外交部發(fā)言人洪磊表示，這項(xiàng)最新措施將進(jìn)一步促進(jìn)中加各領(lǐng)域交流與合作，推動(dòng)中加戰(zhàn)略伙伴關(guān)系向前發(fā)展，并惠及兩國(guó)民眾。

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that the latest move will further promote exchanges and cooperation, push forward strategic cooperation and benefit people in both countries.

中國(guó)駐加拿大使館總領(lǐng)事高萍說(shuō)，2014年，中方共為加拿大公民頒發(fā)23萬(wàn)份簽證。其中赴華從事商務(wù)、旅游、探親的高達(dá)80%，這也就意味著加方絕大多數(shù)赴華人士將直接從該項(xiàng)措施中獲益。

Gao Ping, consul general at the Chinese embassy in Canada, said China issued 230,000 visas to Canadians last year, with 80 percent of them traveling to China for business, tourism or family visits, meaning that the majority of Canadian visitors will benefit from the policy change.

加拿大政府網(wǎng)站引用加拿大商會(huì)主席兼總裁佩蘭·比蒂的話稱：“無(wú)數(shù)加拿大公司的未來(lái)在中國(guó)。新的簽證安排將有利于他們更經(jīng)常地探訪客戶、經(jīng)銷商和供應(yīng)商，建立所需的長(zhǎng)期關(guān)系?！?/p>

The Canadian government website quoted Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and chief executive officer, as saying: "The future of countless Canadian businesses is in China. These new visa arrangements will make it easier for them to meet more frequently with their clients, distributors and suppliers, and to build the long-term relationships they need to compete."

中國(guó)官方數(shù)據(jù)顯示，去年中加雙邊貿(mào)易額達(dá)到552億美元，中國(guó)是加拿大第二大貿(mào)易伙伴。

According to Chinese government statistics, bilateral trade reached $55.2 billion last year and China is Canada's No 2 trade partner.

中國(guó)國(guó)際問(wèn)題研究所高級(jí)研究員賈秀東表示，新政策反映出，加拿大希望加強(qiáng)與中國(guó)的交流合作，因?yàn)橹袊?guó)已經(jīng)在經(jīng)濟(jì)、貿(mào)易、投資和旅游發(fā)展方面顯示出極大的潛力。

Jia Xiudong, a senior international affairs researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, said, "The new policy reflects that Canada wants to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China, as the country has shown great potential in economy, trade, investment and tourism development."

賈秀東說(shuō)，該項(xiàng)政策免去了常探訪者頻繁簽證的麻煩，因?yàn)榻?jīng)常簽證既費(fèi)時(shí)又費(fèi)錢。

The move will save frequent travelers the trouble of visiting embassies, which is time-consuming and incurs extra cost, he said.

去年，超過(guò)1億的中國(guó)人赴境外旅行，中國(guó)已經(jīng)成為出境游大國(guó)。很多國(guó)家，包括美國(guó)和英國(guó)，已經(jīng)放寬簽證申請(qǐng)措施，以此吸引中國(guó)旅客。

With more than 100 million overseas trips made by Chinese tourists last year, China has become a hot source of travelers, and countries including the US and Britain have smoothed visa application measures to attract Chinese.

中國(guó)旅游研究院國(guó)際旅游發(fā)展所的負(fù)責(zé)人蔣依依說(shuō)，一直以來(lái)，簽證申請(qǐng)對(duì)于出入境旅游影響巨大。

Jiang Yiyi, director of the China Tourism Academy's International Tourism Development Institute,said, "Visa application has always had an important influence on inbound and outbound travel."

蔣依依說(shuō)，自從2008年韓國(guó)發(fā)布了中國(guó)旅客赴濟(jì)州島免簽證的政策，近幾年每年約有2800萬(wàn)中國(guó)旅客到訪濟(jì)州島，約占訪問(wèn)韓國(guó)的游客總數(shù)的50%。

Since Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea launched visa-free trips for Chinese citizens in 2008,about 2.8 million Chinese have traveled there annually in recent years, accounting for nearly half of all the country's tourists to the ROK, Jiang said.

在線旅行機(jī)構(gòu)攜程旅游事業(yè)部營(yíng)銷總監(jiān)戴宇表示，“去年，我們見(jiàn)證了中國(guó)游客前往加拿大超過(guò)50%的增長(zhǎng)?！?/p>

Dai Yu, marketing director at online travel agency Ctrip's Tourism Department, said, "We saw growth of more than 50 percent in the number of Chinese tourists to Canada last year."

中國(guó)游客品嘗加拿大的美味冰酒