Malaysian ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad said in an interview in Beijing that his country has set the target of attracting 5 million Chinese tourists on a yearly basis after the introduction of the new visa-free regime to allow Chinese tourists to stay in Malaysia for up to 30 days
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00:00 Welcome to Malaysia.
00:02 Welcome to Malaysia.
00:04 Starting from today, Chinese tourists can travel to Malaysia with a 30-day visa free stay.
00:10 I will head to its embassy in Beijing for more updates.
00:14 The ambassador, who assumed his post on November 8th,
00:18 deems the policy as a gift to his tenure.
00:21 Something that I consider as almost like a gift for the beginning of my tenure as ambassador to China.
00:27 Chinese visitors to Malaysia do not need to apply for visa.
00:31 They are given a 30-day visa free.
00:34 If I am a potential Chinese traveler wanting to go to Malaysia,
00:38 can you please introduce us some interesting standout points in Malaysia?
00:42 My country is not a very big country.
00:44 It's so easy to travel inside.
00:46 You don't need to spend so much money to move around within the country.
00:51 We have some Chinese cuisine in Malaysia that you cannot find anywhere else in China.
00:56 For example, the kua kuk, kua kuk tin, fried green tea.
01:00 I think you will enjoy Malaysia.
01:02 Malaysia has set the target of attracting 5 million inbound Chinese tourists to the country on a yearly basis.
01:08 This came after China's move of granting unilateral visa free entry to travelers from six countries, including Malaysia.
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