Ecuador is to suspend a visa waiver agreement with China, citing a “worrying increase” in arrivals after the South American country became an important staging post on a global migrant route to the US.
The country’s foreign ministry said nearly half of Chinese travellers who entered Ecuador did not leave “through regular routes” or within the 90 days permitted.
Many global migrants headed to the US land in Ecuador, which has fewer visa restrictions than other South American countries. The onward journey north includes the Darién Gap, a treacherous tract that separates Colombia and Panama. There, migrants are vulnerable to crime, sexual violence and the hazards of the jungle.
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