十年簽證,美國旅遊說走就走!

How many people travel between China and the United States each year? More than four million.

你知道每年有多少人從中國和美國、或者從美國到中國旅行麼？超過四百萬。

Most of these travelers can benefit from the new reciprocal visa deal agreed by the two countries in November 2014. Secretary of state John Kerry personally issued the first batch of 10-year visas to 11 Chinese nationals at the US embassy in Beijing."This will pay huge dividends for American and Chinese citizens and it will strengthen both of our economies."

2014年11月簽署的中美兩國互惠簽證協議可以讓大多數旅客獲益。美國國務卿克里在美國駐北京大使館親自向第一批11名中國公民頒發了10年期簽證。克里說，新的政策將給兩國帶來巨大紅利。他亦不諱言，新政策“將幫助我們發展經濟，創造就業”。

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Meanwhile, at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC, Yale University researcher Edmund Downie became the first American to receive a 10-year Chinese visa."It really makes things simpler, and I think it's a really good start for good cooperation between the two countries."

與此同時，在華盛頓的中國大使館，美國耶魯大學的研究人員埃德蒙·唐尼成爲第一個獲得了10年中國簽證的美國人。“這真的讓事情變得更簡單，而且我認爲這是兩國之間友好合作的良好開端”。

According to the White House, by 2021, up to 7.3 million Chinese travelers will visit the US, making an annual contribution of 85 billion US dollars to the economy.

據白宮展望，到2021年，中國遊客訪問美國人數將達到730萬，這將爲美國帶來每年超過850億美元的經濟貢獻。