Special report on the first day of mutual visa exemption between Xiamen and Malaysia
On the first day of mutual visa exemption between China and Malaysia, Xiamen's "report card" showed special advantages. As one of the first pilot cities, Xiamen has innovatively launched the "144-hour transit visa-free + Malaysia visa-free" policy superposition service, allowing international transit passengers to travel to Fujian and Malaysia in one stop. The Xiamen Free Trade Zone has simultaneously launched the "China-Malaysia Digital Customs Clearance" system, which enables fresh goods such as durian to pass through customs in 6 hours.
The Exit and Entry Administration of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau took the lead in using the "intelligent pre-examination terminal", shortening the time for Malaysian passengers to apply for residence permits to 15 minutes. The Xiamen International Cruise Center announced that it will open the "Xiamen-Penang" regular route from August to create a maritime visa-free tourism corridor. It is worth mentioning that the Xiamen Airlines APP has added a Malay language interface, and the number of air ticket bookings has increased by 300% in a single day.
The person in charge of the Xiamen Development and Reform Commission said that the "China-Malaysia Economic and Trade Cooperation Park" is being planned and built, and 32 Malaysian companies have signed the intention to settle in. The report of the Xiamen University Nanyang Research Institute predicts that this year, the number of Chinese and Malaysian personnel exchanges through Xiamen will exceed 500,000, driving Xiamen's tourism revenue to increase by 1.8 billion yuan. This city of high quality and beauty is becoming an important fulcrum of the China-Malaysia community with a shared future.