Japanese nationals to receive travel visas from Chinese government

China had stopped the issuing of ordinary visas for Japanese nationals from January 10. The ban was prompted by Tokyo saying it would require COVID-19 testing for travelers from mainland China. China began lifting its zero-COVID policies in December, with most border restrictions being removed on January 8. This prompted fears among China’s Asian neighbors such as Japan and South Korea that a surge of inbound Chinese travelers would cause a rise of infections in their countries. Japanese citizens will once again be able to get Chinese visas, Beijing said, reversing a previous ban over COVID testing China had slammed as “discriminatory.” Do you think that Japanese move was discriminatory ?