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COVID-19: China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens

Beijing's action is an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.


A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Beijing on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

 

China will “suspend the issuance” of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan’s restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.

Beijing earlier on Tuesday suspended issuing short-term visas to South Koreans in a similar tit-for-tat reaction to Seoul’s imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese visitors.

AFP