The Shanghai government has denied implementing mandatory registration for travelers to the city who will stay over 24 hours, after a newly released regulation stipulated inbound travelers should report their stay in an effort to better serve temporary residents, but was misinterpreted as "mandatory registration."
"The registration is completely voluntary and based on the travelers' own will," the Shanghai Municipal government explained on its website on Thursday, saying, "The policy aims to improve services for people in Shanghai."
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