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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, September 2 /Xinhua/ — Russia has positively assessed the decision of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to introduce a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens for a stay of up to 30 days from September 15, 2025.
"The abolition of visas will make contacts between ordinary people and the development of business ties even easier and more productive," said Boris Titov, the representative of the Russian president for relations with international organizations to achieve sustainable development goals and the chairman of the Russian part of the Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development. In his opinion, the abolition of visas for Russians will lead to new records of tourist flow to China.
After the introduction of a visa-free regime, China may become as popular as the most popular holiday destinations for Russians – Turkey and the Middle East, noted Artur Muradyan, vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia. According to his estimates, the tourist flow to China may increase by 30-40 percent.
Director of the Association of Travel Aggregators Alexander Bragin reported a twofold increase in Russians' interest in traveling to China amid reports of the introduction of a visa-free regime.
Vice President of the Alliance of Russian Travel Agencies Aleksan Mkrtchyan called the decision of the Chinese Foreign Ministry “long-awaited.”
The Russian Union of Travel Industry emphasized that the abolition of the visa-free regime for Russians is amazing news that will radically change the approach to tourism in China for Russian tourists, and their flow will increase many times over.
In a recent interview with Xinhua, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the growth of mutual tourist flow between the two countries, which reached 2.8 million people by the end of 2024. –0–
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