China stops issuing short-term visas for South Koreans in retaliation for travel restrictions https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/china/china-south-korea-visa-covid-restrictions-retaliation-intl-hnk/index.html Hong KongCNN — Chinese authorities have stopped issuing short-term visas to South Korean citizens in the country’s first retaliation against Covid entry restrictions on arrivals from China. “Visas for business, tourism, medical treatment, transit and general private affairs will be suspended for South Korean citizens effective today,” the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement. The measures will be “adjusted” if South Korea cancels its “discriminatory” entry restrictions on China, the embassy added.
China Hits Back at South Korea, Japan in First Covid Retaliation Beijing to stop issuing short-term visas for South Koreans China also suspended visas for Japanese travelers: Kyodo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/china-suspends-some-visas-for-south-koreans-in-retaliatory-move
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Hong KongCNN — Chinese authorities have stopped issuing short-term visas to South Korean citizens in the country’s first retaliation against Covid entry restrictions on arrivals from China.
“Visas for business, tourism, medical treatment, transit and general private affairs will be suspended for South Korean citizens effective today,” the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement. The measures will be “adjusted” if South Korea cancels its “discriminatory” entry restrictions on China, the embassy added.
China Hits Back at South Korea, Japan in First Covid Retaliation Beijing to stop issuing short-term visas for South Koreans China also suspended visas for Japanese travelers: Kyodo
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/china-suspends-some-visas-for-south-koreans-in-retaliatory-move