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The U.S. State Department announced that the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and four other consular offices in other Chinese cities, will be open on Saturdays to accommodate Chinese nationals seeking to visit the United States. The extended hours are intended to decrease the wait time for visa appointments. Last year, 487,000 visas were issued to Chinese nationals, two-thirds of which were for business and tourism. For 2010, to date, the number of visa applications received is 28% higher than at this time last year.