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1. China offers 10-day visa-free transit for international travellers
China will now offer 10 days of visa-free transit for international travellers, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced on Tuesday.
2. Policy support sees China’s tax revenue rise for second straight month
China’s tax revenue rose for the second straight month in November on the back of supportive domestic policies, while local governments continued to struggle with shrinking land sales income amid a prolonged property market slump.
3. Leading cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong returns to China amid US investigations
After three decades of distinguished work in the United States, world-leading cancer researcher Sun Shao-Cong has returned to China to establish a new lab in Beijing, following what a source said were investigations of him by the US government.