The article titled “Visiting China Has Never Been Easier” by Ambassador Wang Lutong was published in The Jakarta Post. The full text is as follows:
Visiting China never been easier with
new facilitation measures for Indonesians
——H.E. Wang Lutong，Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia
In November 2024, President Xi Jinping and President Prabowo Subianto reached an important consensus on deepening people-to-people exchanges. To follow up on the consensus, China rolled out two major visa facilitation measures for Indonesian nationals.
Starting from June 9, an “ASEAN Visa” with five-year multiple-entry has been opened for application to Indonesian business people and their spouses and children. Starting from June 12, China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy extends to Indonesia.
Both measures reflect the deepening friendship between China and Indonesia.
The five-year multiple-entry “ASEAN Visa”, which allows a stay of up to 180 days per visit, offers unprecedented flexibility and opportunity for Indonesian business people. With a single application, they can travel to China as many times as needed over five years for trade shows, company visits and business negotiations. It will save plenty of time and costs for seizing business opportunities.
Meanwhile, the 240-hour visa-free transit policy enables Indonesian citizens to enter China visa-free when transiting to a third country or region. They can enter through 60 designated ports like Beijing and Shanghai, across 24 provinces, and stay for up to 10 days within the allowed areas. This will be of great help for short-term trips to China within the purposes of tourism, business or visiting family and friends.
China will continue to improve its opening up to higher levels. We welcome more foreign friends to China by offering more convenient visa policies, a better business environment and complete industrial and supply chains, so that the concept of “openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation” will take root, blossom and thrive around the world!
Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Prabowo, China-Indonesia relations have maintained the momentum of vigorous growth: China has been Indonesia's top trading partner for 12 consecutive years.
Our Belt and Road cooperation has delivered fruitful results such as the Whoosh high speed train and Batang Special Economic Zone. There is still great potential for cooperation in infrastructure, digital economy, green energy and blue economy.
The two visa facilitation measures for Indonesia come at a perfect time, with the potential to boost bilateral practical cooperation on all fronts.
China, a country with breathtaking landscapes, diverse cultures and modern infrastructure and services, is as charming and vibrant as Indonesia. China boasts 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that showcase nature’s wonders. The country has a mix of cultures and languages, each with its own distinctive features, demonstrating pluralism and inclusiveness similar to that of Indonesia.
We warmly invite Indonesian friends to get to know the real China by experiencing its beauty and feeling its warmth.
The 240-hour visa-free transit makes a short stay full of expectations. The 5-year multiple-entry “ASEAN Visa” paves the way for long-term cooperation.
The Chinese Embassy in Indonesia will, as always, provide efficient, convenient and warm visa services for our Indonesian friends. We will also continue to optimize the application and approval process. In the near future, online visa application services will also be launched.
Today, visiting China has never been easier. The journey begins now!
