China, Canada introduce new visas(2)

加拿大政府網站引用加拿大商會主席兼總裁佩蘭•比蒂（Perrin Beatty）的話稱："無數加拿大公司的未來在中國.新的簽證安排將有利于他們更經常地探訪客戶、經銷商和供應商,建立所需的長期關系."

According to Chinese government statistics, bilateral trade reached $55.2 billion last year andChina is Canada's No 2 trade partner.

中國官方數據顯示,去年中加雙邊貿易額達到552億美元,中國是加拿大第二大貿易伙伴.

Jia Xiudong, a senior international affairs researcher at the China Institute of InternationalStudies, said, "The new policy reflects that Canada wants to strengthen exchanges andcooperation with China, as the country has shown great potential in economy, trade, investmentand tourism development."

中國國際問題研究所高級研究員賈秀東稱表示,新政策反映出,加拿大希望加強與中國的交流合作,因為中國已經在經濟、貿易、投資和旅游發展方面顯示出極大的潛力.

The move will save frequent travelers the trouble of visiting embassies, which is time-consumingand incurs extra cost, he said.

賈秀東說,該項政策免去了常探訪者頻繁簽證的麻煩,因為經常簽證既費時又費錢.

With more than 100 million overseas trips made by Chinese tourists last year, China hasbecome a hot source of travelers, and countries including the US and Britain have smoothed visaapplication measures to attract Chinese.

去年,超過1億的中國人赴境外旅行,中國已經成為出境游大國.很多國家,包括美國和英國,已經放寬簽證申請措施,以此吸引中國旅客.

Jiang Yiyi, director of the China Tourism Academy's International Tourism Development Institute,said, "Visa application has always had an important influence on inbound and outbound travel."

中國旅游研究院國際旅游發展所的負責人蔣依依說,一直以來,簽證申請對于出入境旅游影響巨大.

Since Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea launched visa-free trips for Chinese citizens in 2008,about 2.8 million Chinese have traveled there annually in recent years, accounting for nearly halfof all the country's tourists to the ROK, Jiang said.

蔣依依說,自從2008年韓國發布了中國旅客赴濟州島免簽證的政策,近幾年每年約有2800萬中國旅客到訪濟州島,約占訪問韓國的游客總數的50%.

Dai Yu, marketing director at online travel agency Ctrip's Tourism Department, said, "We sawgrowth of more than 50 percent in the number of Chinese tourists to Canada last year."

在線旅行機構攜程旅游事業部營銷總監戴宇表示,"去年,我們見證了中國游客前往加拿大超過50%的增長."