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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

China is now visa-free for Europeans: Take a high-speed train to futuristic cities and fabulous food

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China is now visa-free for Europeans: Take a high-speed train to futuristic cities and fabulous food

www.euronews.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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Why China should be at the top of your 2024 bucket list
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Packed with culture, cuisines and futuristic cities, now is the time to visit China for an unforgettable holiday this year.
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  • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    dang that’s kinda cool ngl

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    Neat. They should target women, they have significantly more say in holiday destination decisions and in my experience are considerably less brainwormed about big bad China compared to men.

    • showmustgo [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Common women w

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    reminder to those traveling and happen to be chinese and paying through mainland Chinese apps and happen to be going to Macau, Macau uses its own payment service and sometimes not conpatible with the standard apps, so be sure to actually get local currency if you plan on going there else you might get into awkward situations where you cant pay someone.

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    Pardon me if I’m being dumb, but why invite westerners more into the country? Last thing China needs is a bunch of nazi filth to invade the country and risk harming anyone.

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      • Yllych [any]@hexbear.net
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        some of us go a little over the top lol

        • DinosaurThussy [they/them]@hexbear.net
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          As a treat

      • GlueBear [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netBanned
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        Sex pats

        • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          Pretty much lol South Korea and Taiwan have a serious problem with them.

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        • space_comrade [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          Pretty sure the government would instantly crack down on that shit if it even caught a whiff of it.

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            • space_comrade [he/him]@hexbear.net
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              I wasn’t thinking of that, I was thinking of actual prostitution of poor Chinese women.

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      This is like asking why Europe wants Asian tourists and assuming it would make Europe communist. That’s not how it works. Instead, there will be a cottage industry catering to English speakers and they will not meaningfully change anything outside of that.

      It’s for tourism money, and the people racist enough to kill a Chinese person for being Chinese will 99.9% self select and choose a different destination.

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    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      I expect that westerners who actually go to visit China would be the ones that aren’t rabid xenophobes. Overall, I think it’s a very good idea for people in the west to actually see China first hand. This is the best way to undermine western propaganda about China.

    • DyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]@hexbear.netBanned
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      why would anyone want the free propaganda of showing how much communism owns vs their shithole western lives

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        Because Europeans are so racist that no amount of China can cure that.

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          Europeans are racist against each other though which can be exploited

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            It really can’t, they’ll always prefer to be racist to a POC as opposed to another white person

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      I’m guessing the easiest way to break the relentless western anti-China propaganda is to encourage people to see for themselves. Also, crackkker-money.

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  • THIRD_WORLDIST@hexbear.net
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    does this article even mention the countries or is it that bad

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      “Citizens of Austria, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg will now also be allowed to enter China without a visa, along with citizens of France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.”

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        Starting to feel like the formerly popular kid that got iced out of the cool clique for being an irreconcilable prick 😞

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        • whatup@hexbear.netBanned from community
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          I’m surprised Russians still need visas.

          Not surprised about France, though. Their relationship with China got a whole lot stronger after the US’s intentional sabotage of Nord Stream and the euro.

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              Spain’s and Hungary’s economies are struggling too, though.

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                • Shrike502
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                  So basically all that pantomime about limitless friendship and eternal alliance is just that - pantomime

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        cheers Brexit

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    let me in cri

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    Hilariously China makes it incredibly difficult/annoying for Israelis to get a visa

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      👏

  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    me when im not on the list

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWcs_XDn74

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      I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

      • yewtu.be
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      • yt.artemislena.eu
      • piped.video
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    List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries

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    Please add Guatemala next

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    Bro I’m in BRICS why tf do I not have visa free access?

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    Agree about the high speed train, disagree about the food :)

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        Very hot at least, nuclear take, I admire it

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      I wish I knew how it was possible for someone to travel China and dislike the food.

      The article also mentions an absolute must - mapo tofu.

      Although, I had the benefit of spending most of my time there in Sichuan

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