# China adds Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam to 240-hour visa-free transit program

https://mins.news/en/item/26882

- CGTN, 2026-08-20 02:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-20/China-adds-Kyrgyzstan-Vietnam-to-240-hour-visa-free-transit-program-1PKWUEtGkms/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> China’s immigration authorities announced Thursday that Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam have been added to the country’s 240-hour visa-free transit program. The move brings the number of eligible countries to 57.

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