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China eases Covid restrictions for S.Korean students amid tensions with US
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IANS | 05 Aug, 2020
China eased COVID-19 restrictions on the entry of South Korean students
and workers on Wednesday, sources said, in an apparent move to
strengthen its ties with Seoul amid growing geopolitical tensions
between Washington and Beijing.
Beijing started to receive visa
applications from students, workers and those with valid residence
permits, in the first such relaxation of the restrictions against
foreigners that it placed in March to contain the COVID-19 pandemic,
Yonhap news agency reported.
China has been seen as seeking
stronger ties with South Korea, a key ally of the United States, as it
handles increasingly acrimonious competition with Washington on multiple
fronts, including trade, technology and maritime security.
Visa
applicants should submit a certificate confirming a negative result from
a nucleic acid test for the COVID-19 contagion five days before
boarding a plane. Upon their arrival in China, they could face a 14-day
quarantine depending on provincial governments' policy guidelines.
"I
understand that China had also been active in the efforts to ease entry
restrictions for South Koreans," a source in Beijing said on condition
of anonymity. "The quarantine period in China could also be shortened
depending on consultations with Chinese authorities going forward."
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