China grants 10-year visas to Canadian citizens (1/4)

Xue Bing (R), China's Consul General to Toronto, hands the first visa to China with validity period of up to 10 years to Timothy Mark Hay at Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Toronto, Canada, March 9, 2015. Chinese embassy and consulates in Canada began to grant visas to Canadian citizens with the validity period of up to 10 years on March 9, 2015, according to the agreement which was just reached earlier between the two countries. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng)