
China lifts sweeping visa curbs on foreigners
SMOOTH LANDING This March 19, 2022 file photo shows an airplane at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in the city of Ezhou in China’s central Hubei province. XINHUA FILE PHOTO
CHINA will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks with the strict zero-Covid strategy th