US President Barack Obama announced a visa agreement allowing Chinese and US citizens to obtain business and short-term tourist visas valid for a decade, with student and cultural exchange visas valid for five years – all up from their former one-year limits, South China Morning Post reported. There were 1.8 million Chinese visitors to the US last year, Obama said in a speech at the ongoing APEC summit in Beijing, contributing US$21 billion to the economy and supporting more than 100,000 jobs.
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