{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/67a20c47a78c5e0767bef653?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"February 4th - Asia: Access All Areas?","description":"<p>Access to most areas of China is getting easier, with a new light-touch online visa and an extension of the valuable \"transit without visa\" option. With travel to Asia surging, I have been talking to top tour operator Wendy Wu. She says her firm, Wendy Wu Tours, can untangle the red tape.</p><p><br></p><p>Also: why a visit to China right now will prove especially rewarding.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to get it delivered to your inbox.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}