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China suspends visas for South Koreans in virus retaliation
Updated On: 11 January, 2023 08:50 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
The ban will continue until S Korea lifts its ‘discriminatory measures on entrance by China’ to the country
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A pedestrian walks outside the Chinese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul’s imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers over Covid concerns. Pic/AFP
China suspended issuing visas on Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by South Korea on Chinese travellers. Japan’s Kyodo News service said the ban would also affect Japanese travellers.
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official said it was aware of the report and was holding unofficial discussions with Chinese authorities about possible measures being considered by Beijing. It would be “regrettable” if restrictions are imposed, the official said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.
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