Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThe tangled red tape for British visitors to China could be history as soon as Monday, a leading tour operator has predicted. Downing Street has announced that Sir Keir Starmer has secured a deal on visa-free travel to China for UK citizens during his visit to Beijing. A statement from No 10 said: “It will mean people visiting China on business, as well as tourism, will be able to visit China visa-free.” It gave no details of timing. Ms Wu said British visitors will be welcomed: “Chinese people, they are very outgoing, very warm.