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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Lipstick, hand cream, thermal socks… At a shopping mall on Wangfujing Road in Beijing, a Russian tourist named Alborov and his friend happily carry bags full of groceries.
“This is my first time visiting China and I am very fascinated by its rich culture,” Alborov said, adding that Beijing is a city that combines tradition and modernity.
As a reminder, China introduced a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens holding regular passports from September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026. Alborov is one of the Russian tourists who arrived in China under this visa-free policy.
According to previously published data from the border control service of Beijing Daxing International Airport, since the entry into force of the visa-free entry regime introduced by China for Russian citizens, as of the evening of November 9, more than 63,000 Russian tourists have entered China through the airport checkpoint, which is almost 80 percent more than during the same period last year.
In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on December 1, according to which, based on the principle of reciprocity, Chinese citizens will be able to enter the Russian Federation visa-free for tourism and business trips of up to 30 days until September 14, 2026.
Analysts believe that the mutual visa exemption regime for Chinese and Russian citizens will facilitate tourist travel in both directions between the two countries.
According to Han Jie, Chairman of the Board of the Chinese tourism company CYTS Aoyou Technology Development Co., Ltd., many Chinese tourists have already contacted the company for information about tourism products related to trips to Russia, including traditionally popular routes to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In addition, Daxing International Airport continues to improve its services for inbound and outbound passengers and expands the air service network between China and Russia, providing Chinese tourists with a rich choice for traveling to Russia.
According to the data, currently, 8 Chinese and Russian airlines operate 59 round-trip flights every week between Daxing Airport and Russian cities such as Moscow, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Khabarovsk, and Krasnoyarsk.
Daxing Airport administration expects that the visa-free regime introduced by Russia for Chinese citizens will further increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting Russia. The airport will implement a number of measures to facilitate human exchanges and trade and economic ties between the two countries.
To serve Russian tourists visiting China, Daxing Airport regularly and continuously publishes information on air routes to and from Russia, Russian-language services to facilitate entry, and other convenient measures, including Wi-Fi access at the airport, through three international social media platforms.
Meanwhile, Daxing Airport displays and publishes information in Russian in several technological areas, including check-in, transfer areas, and waiting areas in the terminal building. Flight information screens and boarding announcements are also available in Russian. Information desks are also equipped with translation devices and third-party communication services to provide timely and accurate service information to Russian passengers.
Russian passengers can currently use services such as withdrawing Chinese yuan from ATMs, exchanging foreign currency, applying for SIM cards, booking travel, purchasing tickets, and applying for temporary driver's licenses for foreigners in certain areas of the airport. -0-
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