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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States has suspended a special visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals visiting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), citing national security concerns, human smuggling and other criminal activities.
The Department of Homeland...

![More than 3000 Chinese nationals entered the Northern Marianas under EVS-TAP during fiscal year 2025. [Photo:RNZI / Mark Rabago] CNMI BEACH](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/chinese_tourists_in_cnmi.jpeg?itok=46FZbxQ6)