Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- China will cut to no more than 10 days the time required for approval of travel by US business executives, its ambassador to the United States said on Thursday, promising to turn "an attentive ear" to concerns raised by businesses.

Qin Gang, who arrived in the United States in July, told a dinner hosted by the US-China Business Council that Beijing would also work to make Covid-19 testing more convenient and allow executives to work during quarantine, reports Reuters.

Qin said Beijing was adopting President Xi Jinping's direction on upgrading "fast track" travel arrangements, a response to US concerns about resumption of business travel announced after Xi met US President Joe Biden last month.

"With the upgraded arrang...