China is finalizing plans to resume short-term visa exemptions for Japanese visitors, following a meeting between President Xi and Prime Minister Ishiba.
[Beijing – Azuma Keiichiro, Kawase Daisuke] Interviews with relevant parties have revealed that China’s Xi Jinping administration is making final adjustments to resume visa exemptions for Japanese people visiting China for short periods. This move is believed to come after Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba and President Xi confirmed their intention to promote a “strategic mutually beneficial relationship” at a meeting held on the 15th in Lima, the capital of Peru. Several major Chinese travel agencies have reportedly received information from the Chinese government that the reopening of flights could be announced as early as November. Until March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, visa exemptions for short-term (within 15 days) visits to China for tourism, business, etc. were only granted to three countries: Japan, Singapore, and Brunei. China, which is suffering from an economic downturn, has granted visa exemptions to around 30 countries, mainly from Europe and Southeast Asia, since last year in an effort to stimulate demand from foreign tourists visiting the country, but has not allowed the resumption of visa exemptions for Japan. Many Japanese companies doing business in China have expressed a desire for visa exemptions for business trips to China, and the Japanese government has repeatedly urged the Chinese side to resume visa exemptions as soon as possible. Conscious of anti-Japanese sentiment within China, China insisted on “reciprocity” and demanded concessions from Japan regarding visas for Chinese visitors to Japan. Although Japan would not accept visa exemptions, it was making arrangements to simplify the application process. There have been many calls from local Chinese governments hoping to attract Japanese investment to resume the visa exemption for Japanese visitors to China. China also appears to have decided that resuming operations would be in its economic interest. The Xi administration sees Ishiba as more of a “moderate on China” than former Prime Minister Kishida, who rapidly pushed for the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance. Amid growing concerns that U.S.-China relations will deteriorate further under the incoming Trump administration, there appears to be a desire to bring Japan on board. Yomiuri Shimbun 2024/11/22 05:00 ※Related thread Chinese government considering resuming “visa exemption for short-term stays for Japanese people” [11/16] [Bird★].
>>7 When I go to cheer for the national team and get surrounded and made to take off my Japanese uniform, the country is my enemy and can’t be my parent.
What do you mean by simplifying it from the current situation? What do you mean by removing information from the notification of name, date of birth, passport number, and intended date of entry?
I wonder if there are some stupid Japanese people who will go and be detained on suspicion of espionage. Will Chinese spies come pouring into Japan and cause public safety to worsen again? lol. Ishiba sure loves shooting his allies in the back lol.
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There’s no need for the NEETs around here to go to China
I got a visa for work It takes a few hours to get to Ariake twice It’s 13,000 yen and valid for 5 years I hope the visa-free period will be 5 years from now.
Even if they simplify the application process, they should make it more strict to get it. If any problems arise in the future, it will all be the LDP’s fault.
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