As it has promised, China has begun retaliating against countries that reimposed COVID testing on arrivals from that country. The newly-reinstated restrictions by many countries, including Canada, followed that country’s reopening to travel and dropping its strict zero-COVID policy that has seen spikes in outbreaks. Countries say they are worried about new variants and Chinese reporting standards.
Reuters reports that on Tuesday, 10JAN, China stopped issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan. In a statement, the Chinese embassy in South Korea said it would resume when Korea’s "discriminatory entry restrictions" were lifted.
Despite re-opening, China itself continues to require testing for all arrivals to China.
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