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04 Sep 2025, 21:39 GMT+10
China earlier this week announced the same privilege for Russians during a one-year trial period
Moscow will grant visa-free entry to Chinese visitors, following Beijing's decision earlier this week to extend the same privilege to Russian nationals, President Vladimir Putin has said. The reciprocal measure will strengthen cultural and economic ties between the two countries, he added.
Putin made the remarks on Thursday in Vladivostok while meeting with senior Chinese official Li Hongzhong, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
He called China's decision to ease entry for Russians a "very significant step" that would help boost business, saying: "Of course, Russia will respond to this friendly act in kind. We will do the same."
The Chinese visa waiver program will be expanded to ordinary passport holders from Russia starting September 15. Travelers will be able to enter the country for up to 30 days for business, tourism, personal visits, exchanges, and transit purposes.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the decision reflects the high level of development in China-Russia relations and is aimed at deepening people-to-people exchanges.
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