Those who need a visa to come to China are recommended to contact the organizers and/or to fill out visa information form during the online registration at the earliest convenience prior to the travel.
Notification
Nationals of 38 countries including Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan holding valid ordinary passports can be exempted from visa requirement if entering into China for the purpose of business, tourism, family or friends visits, exchange and transit. They can stay in China for no more than 30 days without visa.
Also see the notification for German (link) and Japan (link).
Before coming to China, we strongly suggest that all foreign experts check with the Chinese consulate to confirm if a visa is required. We would like to emphasize that in the Chinese embassies in some countries, the term 'exchange' does not include academic exchanges. In such cases, a visa is still required for entry into China.
