Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway

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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

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