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Date Created | 2023-08-14 14:53:11 |
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After 6 years and 5 months, the tourism industry's 'breath', group tours in China will resume soon
nput2023.08.10. 9:28 a.m. Reporter: Jung Ji-woo Stopping fingerprinting when issuing visas to China  On the morning of the 10th, the departure hall of Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 is crowded with tourists. [Beijing = Correspondent Jeong Ji-woo] Chinese group tours to South Korea, suspended after the THAAD system deployment, are expected to resume. If it is done, it will be 6 years and 5 months. Fingerprints taken when issuing visas to China will also be suspended. Attention is focusing on whether it will become a “danbi” for the tourism and travel industry. According to Chinese sources on the 10th, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism is expected to make an announcement on the same day at the earliest that it will allow its citizens overseas group tours to countries around the world, including Korea. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also said to have recently notifiedthe diplomatic authorities of South Korea and Japan that they would allow group tours for their citizens. It is intended to allow online and offline travel agencies to sell group travel products and “air ticket + hotel” package products to their citizens. In January, the Chinese government allowed group tours to 20 countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Maldives, right after it virtually switched to 'With Corona'. In March, the same measures were taken in 40 countries including Vietnam, Mongolia, Spain, Italy, Denmark, France and Italy. However, Korea, the United States, and Japan were excluded from the 1st and 2nd group tour permitted countries. For this reason, there was an interpretation that the visa conflict between Korea and China and the unfriendly sentiment between the two countries were taken into consideration. If China allows group tours to countries around the world this time, in the case of Korea, the THAAD deployment control that began in March 2017 will be lifted in six years and five months. Chinese group tours seemed to resume little by little from the second half of 2019, but were completely blocked again in January of the following year when Corona 19 broke out. In addition, the Chinese Embassy in Korea changed the process of taking fingerprints when issuing a visa to China through a WeChat (Chinese version of KakaoTalk) account the day before. It was announced that only the Seungmu (C) visa would be suspended until December 31 this year. The Chinese Embassy in Korea has been fingerprinting all Chinese visa applicants since January 2021. With the temporary suspension of fingerprinting, it is expected that the visa issuance process for Korean travelers who want to visit China will be somewhat simplified. Reporter Jung Ji-woo (jjw@fnnews.com) After 6 years and 5 months, the tourism industry is "breathing", and group travel will resume soon (naver.com) |
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