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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — At 10 a.m. Monday, 176 tourists from Russia passed customs inspection at the Heihe water checkpoint in Heilongjiang Province (Northeast China) and successfully entered China. They became the first group of Russian tourists to arrive at the Heihe checkpoint after China introduced a 30-day visa-free entry regime for Russian citizens with regular passports on Sept. 15, the press service of the Heihe city administration reported.
The border control service of Heihe checkpoint and local customs officers prepared in advance for the arrival of the first tourists from Russia who took advantage of the visa-free regime. They held a welcoming ceremony for the incoming Russians and presented them with special souvenirs – "unity knots of hearts", symbolizing Chinese-Russian friendship, sincerely greeting the travelers.
According to a Russian tourist named Elena, who was visiting the city for the first time, entering China went very smoothly.
Let us recall that China is introducing a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens holding regular foreign passports from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026.
Russian citizens holding valid regular foreign passports can visit China under a visa-free regime for the purposes of doing business, making tourist trips, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and for transit; their stay in China should not exceed 30 days, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. -0-
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