From 00:00 on November 30, 2024 to 24:00 on December 31, 2025 (Beijing time), people holding ordinary passports from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia and Japan who come to China for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchange visits, or transit for no more than 30 days can enter China visa-free. Those who do not meet the visa-free conditions still need to obtain a visa to China before entering the country.