Will China apply for short-term visas for Korean citizens who travel to China for diplomatic reasons? Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on June 5438+0 1, a reporter asked, except for diplomatic, official, necessary business needs and humanitarian reasons, China suspended the approval and issuance of short-term visas for Korean citizens to come to China. Will China apply for short-term visas for Korean citizens who travel to China for the above reasons? In response, China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China has made arrangements for those who come to China for diplomatic, official and urgent official reasons. You can ask the local embassy or consulate of China for details.

Wang Wenbin said that China once again reiterated that China's reciprocal response to the discriminatory measures taken by the countries concerned against China is not only to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens, but also to maintain the necessary environment for normal exchanges and cooperation between countries.

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China and South Korea stop issuing short-term visas to each other. Korean media: Korean tourism and other industries are worried

According to Yonhap News Agency 10, with the suspension of short-term visas issued by China and South Korea to each other's citizens, the recovery of South Korea's tourism industry is under pressure again, and it is expected that the business activities of enterprises in related industries will be affected. In this regard, major travel agencies, airlines, duty-free shops and cosmetics companies in South Korea are all worried about the current situation.

654381Oct 9, China tourists entered Korea from Incheon Airport. The picture comes from Korean media.

It is reported that on the 2nd of this month, the South Korean government suspended the issuance of short-term visas for China to South Korea, and suspended plans to increase the number of flights departing from China. At the same time, it requires flights from Chinese mainland to enter only from Incheon Airport, and imposes discriminatory entry restrictions on China tourists. On June 5438+00, the Embassy of China in South Korea announced that it would suspend the issuance of short-term visas to some Korean citizens. "The above measures will be adjusted according to the lifting of discriminatory entry restrictions in South Korea." In this regard, various industries closely related to tourism in South Korea are worried.

654381Oct 9, China tourists entered Korea from Incheon Airport. The picture comes from Korean media.

According to the report, people in the Korean tourism industry said on 10 that although the schedule and route planning of tourism products between the two countries have already taken shape, the major travel agencies still failed to successfully launch the prepared related products because the flights between the two countries have not recovered to the pre-epidemic level and the Korean government has strengthened epidemic prevention measures for inbound passengers from China. The staff of South Korea's Mode Travel Agency said that "the tourist goods originally intended to be sold to China tourists are in a wait-and-see state with the Korean government strengthening epidemic prevention measures for immigrants from China" and "relevant policies are constantly throwing cold water on them". Asiana Travel Agency also said, "If the current situation affects the feelings between the two countries, it will not be conducive to restarting and resuming tourism, and the future prospects are not optimistic." In the long run, we are worried. The Korean tourism industry generally believes that the part that enterprises and individuals can do is very limited, and they feel very helpless. I hope that the Korean government departments will come forward to solve it as soon as possible.

In addition, Korean aviation industry, duty-free shops and cosmetics companies are also paying close attention to the relevant situation. Relevant parties believe that if the current situation continues, it is likely to have an impact on this year's work plan. A related person from an airline in South Korea said that due to the visa policies of the two countries, the expectations of all parties for the resumption of the Korean-Chinese Airlines line have declined, which will become a stumbling block to the development of the industry. Relevant persons of duty-free shops said that the marketing performance of Korean duty-free shops has been sluggish year after year due to the influence of Sadr and the epidemic. It was originally expected that the sales performance would be restored by tourists from China in the second quarter of this year, but at present, the relevant plans may be affected by the visa policies of the two countries.

China passengers entering South Korea from Incheon Airport were forced to wear a "small yellow card" issued by Incheon Airport for nucleic acid testing. The picture comes from Korean media.

According to previous reports, recently, China netizens kept breaking the news, saying that South Korea's epidemic prevention measures against China tourists were "insulting" and "only targeted at China people". A number of netizens said that when they got off the plane, they were given yellow signs by Korean airport staff and asked to hang them around their necks. After that, they were taken to the designated area for nucleic acid testing "like criminals".

On June 10, the Embassy of China in South Korea issued a notice: From now on, the Embassy and Consulate of China in South Korea will suspend the issuance of short-term visas for Korean citizens to come to China for business, tourism, medical care, transit and general private affairs. On the same day, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that he once again called on relevant countries to formulate epidemic prevention measures scientifically and properly based on facts, and should not take the opportunity to engage in political manipulation and discriminatory practices, and should not affect normal personnel exchanges, exchanges and cooperation between countries.