John McCallum, Canadian ambassador to China, starts his Xiamen visit on May 7. [Photo/xmfo.gov.cn]
John McCallum, Canadian ambassador to China, together with Rachael Bedlington, Consul General of Canada in Guangzhou, started his first visit to Xiamen on May 7, seeking further cooperation with the coastal city.
Yao Jianhong, deputy director of the city's Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, met with the delegation to discuss the further exchanges between the sister cities and the two governments.
The Canadian ambassador hoped to take the advantage of the China-Canada Tourism Year 2018, an activity to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in tourism and investments, to facilitate the application for visas for residents in both places.
McCallum also visited the city's leading enterprises, including Xiamen Air, Yinxiang food company and King Long, a public vehicle manufacturing enterprises, to explore further cooperation with Xiamen in aviation maintenance, tourism, and food import and export.
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
