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Ecuador suspends visa waiver deal with China following surge on irregular migration

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Ecuador announced it will suspend a visa waiver agreement with China following a surge of arrivals that authorities say then go on to migrate irregularly.

The country's Foreign Ministry called the trend "worrying" and said it noticed that about half of all arrivals from Chinese nationals to the country then didn't leave "through regular routes" within the 90 days they are allowed to stay under the agreement. The agreement had come into effect in 2016.

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