The Chinese government, which announced the suspension of short-term visa issuance to Korea, hinted at the possibility of acknowledging exceptions for reasons such as diplomacy, public affairs, and urgent business.
On the 10th, the Chinese Embassy in Korea announced on its social media WeChat official account, "The Chinese Embassy and Consulate General in Korea will suspend the issuance of short-term visas for visiting China to Korean nationals, including visits, commercial trade, tourism, medical care and general personal circumstances." .
In order to strengthen quarantine for entrants from China, the Korean government enforced restrictions on the issuance of short-term visas to China from the 2nd to the 31st as the first deadline (extension is possible), while maintaining diplomatic and public affairs, essential business operations, and humanitarian reasons. It has been announced that it can be issued for this purpose.
As the Chinese government has stated that it will take 'equal measures', observers believe that if China's visa suspension is to be equal to South Korea's measures, visa issuance for diplomatic and public affairs, essential business operations, and humanitarian reasons will have to be allowed.
"We are responding on an equal footing based on the actual situation of the country's discriminatory measures against China," Wang said. I want to emphasize again that it is legitimate and reasonable," he said.
(Photo = Data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Yonhap News)