{"id":3051,"date":"2017-06-15T08:48:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T12:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2017-07-23T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T17:35:21","slug":"govt-wants-visa-free-access-for-chinese-antiguans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/govt-wants-visa-free-access-for-chinese-antiguans\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t wants visa free access for Chinese, Antiguans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda has authorized Foreign Affairs Minister Charles Fernandez to seek a visa waiver status agreement between the People\u2019s Republic of China and Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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\u201cThe object is to ease travel between the Asian giant and Antigua and Barbuda,\u201d Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst said after cabinet yesterday.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that more than 150 students of Antigua and Barbuda nationality now live and study in China; and more than 200 Chinese nationals now make Antigua and Barbuda their home.<\/p>

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\u201cA large number of CIP citizens also come from this Asian state, and others are being encouraged to examine Antigua and Barbuda for investment purposes. China has more millionaires than any other country on earth,\u201d Hurst said.<\/p>

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He also indicated that the IMF has recently undertaken its Article IV examination of the world\u2019s second largest economy, and the world\u2019s most populous country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt estimates that China experienced a growth rate of 6.7% in 2016 and that it will continue to grow in excess of 6% each year until 2020. It is scheduled to surpass the USA in less than one decade in the size of its economy,\u201d Hurst said.<\/p>

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The Cabinet of Antigua & Barbuda has authorized Foreign Affairs Minister Charles Fernandez to seek a visa waiver status agreement between the People\u2019s Republic of China and Antigua and Barbuda. \u201cThe object is to ease travel between the Asian giant and Antigua and Barbuda,\u201d Chief of Staff Lionel Hurst said after cabinet yesterday. 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