BEIJING, Jan 30 (News On Japan) –
The Chinese authorities is contemplating resuming the visa exemption for short-term stays of Japanese residents in China, which has been suspended, the Chinese Foreign Ministry introduced on January 29. In addition, the ministry referred to as for Japan to take some measures for Chinese guests to Japan.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the Chinese authorities has suspended the visa exemption that allowed Japanese residents to remain in China for as much as 15 days and not using a visa, and each the Japanese authorities and Japanese financial organizations have been calling for an early resumption of this coverage.
During a press convention, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated, “We are seriously considering the requests from various sectors in Japan for the resumption of the visa exemption measures.” Wang additionally expressed his hope that “Japan will meet China halfway and that the mutual exchange of people will become smoother,” urging Japan to take some measures for Chinese guests, with the idea of “reciprocity” that China has lengthy advocated in thoughts. While China agreed on January 28 to mutually exempt short-term keep visas with Thailand, and since December final yr, has carried out visa exemption measures for short-term stays for six international locations together with France, Germany, and Italy, there’s nonetheless no clear prospect for resuming the coverage for Japan.
Source: NHK