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China’s embassy in South Korea halts issue of short-term visas

China suspended visas for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers.

A brief notice posted online by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said the ban would apply until South Korea lifted its “discriminatory measures on entrance by China” to the country.

No other details were given, although China has threated to retaliate against countries that require travelers from China to show a negative test result for COVID-19 taken within the previous 48 hours.

The announcement comes a day after Foreign Minister Qin Gang
expressed concern about the restrictions in a telephone call
with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin, according to China’s
foreign ministry.

Last week, South Korean police tracked down a Chinese man
who went missing while awaiting quarantine after having tested
positive for COVID-19 upon arrival.

The incident raised concern about the spread of the virus
from China after Beijing abruptly abandoned its tough
“zero-COVID” policy and opened its borders despite widespread
domestic infections.

READ MORE: Several nations place restrictions on travellers from China amid Covid wave

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