China, Canada introduce new visas(2)

加拿大政府网站引用加拿大商会主席兼总裁佩兰•比蒂（Perrin Beatty）的话称："无数加拿大公司的未来在中国.新的签证安排将有利于他们更经常地探访客户、经销商和供应商,建立所需的长期关系."

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

中国官方数据显示,去年中加双边贸易额达到552亿美元,中国是加拿大第二大贸易伙伴.

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."

中国国际问题研究所高级研究员贾秀东称表示,新政策反映出,加拿大希望加强与中国的交流合作,因为中国已经在经济、贸易、投资和旅游发展方面显示出极大的潜力.

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

贾秀东说,该项政策免去了常探访者频繁签证的麻烦,因为经常签证既费时又费钱.

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,超过1亿的中国人赴境外旅行,中国已经成为出境游大国.很多国家,包括美国和英国,已经放宽签证申请措施,以此吸引中国旅客.

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."

中国旅游研究院国际旅游发展所的负责人蒋依依说,一直以来,签证申请对于出入境旅游影响巨大.

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.

蒋依依说,自从2008年韩国发布了中国旅客赴济州岛免签证的政策,近几年每年约有2800万中国旅客到访济州岛,约占访问韩国的游客总数的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."

在线旅行机构携程旅游事业部营销总监戴宇表示,"去年,我们见证了中国游客前往加拿大超过50%的增长."