The Convention?Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, or the Apostille Convention, entered into force in China on Tuesday, which, according to Chinese diplomatic officials, will greatly reduce the time and economic cost of cross-border transfer of Chinese and foreign documents, and further optimize China s business environment.
On March 8, China acceded to the 1961 Hague Convention?Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry held a ceremony to mark the implementation of the convention in China.