Explainer: China has new entry rules, but are they making travel easier? Two months ago, China also started allowing foreign nationals with permanent residence or who are visiting immediate family to make short visits. The process of applying for work visas has also been made easier by scrapping a requirement to obtain a hard-to-obtain letter of invitation. Travellers still need to take PCR tests before and after entering China, a customs spokesman told a press conference on Friday. Health officials have also warned that the country's health system - which has stark divisions in service provision between rich and poor areas - risks being overwhelmed if the policy is abandoned.
