On July 11th, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China's unilateral visa free and transit visa free countries have been expanded to 47 and 55 respectively. Driven by the continuous expansion of the visa free "friend circle" and the "buy and refund" policy for outbound tax refunds, "China tourism" continues to heat up, and "China shopping" has become a new trend in inbound tourism. Data shows that in the first half of this year, the sales of outbound tax refunds increased by 94.6% year-on-year. Souvenirs, trendy toys, and technological products have become popular consumer goods loved by foreign tourists. In the first half of this year, Shanghai Customs verified a total of 64000 outbound tax refund application forms, a 1.4-fold increase compared to the same period last year, and the number has basically remained the same as the total number of applications for the whole year last year. (New Society)