Shanghai issues China's first e-visa, marking a step towards electronic visas adoption.

Shanghai issued China's first e-visa, a significant step toward electronic visas adoption. Singaporean national Chung was the first foreigner to enter China with an e-visa, citing the convenience of application and no need for paper visa renewal. The "e-visa" is a digitalized version of traditional paper visas, with visa information stored digitally and issued as an electronic document.