Covid curbs: China suspends visas for South Koreans in retaliation

开始报复了，中国暂停韩国签证

SEOUL: China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul's imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers over Covid concerns, Beiing's embassy said Tuesday.

"Chinese embassies and consulates in Korea will suspend the issuance of short-term visas for Korean citizens," the embassy in Seoul said, adding the measures would be "adjusted again in line with South Korea's removal of the discriminatory entry restrictions on China."

Last month, Seoul imposed a wave of restrictions on travellers from China, including visa restrictions, testing requirements and some flight limits, citing a surge in Covid-19 infections.

首尔：中国驻韩国大使馆周二表示，针对首尔因新冠肺炎问题对中国游客实施旅行限制，中国已暂停向韩国人发放短期签证。

“中国驻韩国大使馆和领事馆将暂停向韩国公民发放短期签证，”驻首尔大使馆表示，并补充道，这些措施将“根据韩国取消对中国的歧视性入境限制而再次调整”

上个月，首尔对来自中国的旅行者实施了一波限制，包括签证限制、检测要求和一些飞行限制，理由是新冠肺炎感染人数激增。

Seoul has also capped flights from China, and travellers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau have to test negative before travelling and are tested again on arrival.

Those testing positive are required to quarantine for a week, authorities have said.

One Chinese national who tested positive on arriving in Seoul refused to quarantine and fled, sparking a two-day manhunt that dominated South Korean headlines.

首尔也限制了来自中国的航班，来自大陆、香港和澳门的旅客在旅行前必须核酸阴性检测，并在抵达时再次进行检测。

当局表示，那些检测呈阳性的人需要隔离一周。

一名抵达首尔时检测呈阳性的中国公民拒绝隔离并逃离，引发了为期两天的搜捕行动，并上了韩国的头条新闻。

Police eventually found the Chinese national -- who was not identified, but described as a medical tourist -- who will be questioned this week over the infraction, local media reported

据当地媒体报道，警方最终找到了这名中国籍男子，该男子未被确认身份，但被描述为一名医疗旅客，他将于本周因违规行为接受询问

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

Sharad Musalay

Good.

（中国）给力啊

Dhruv Singhal

Great news! It will surely help decouple the economies

好消息！这必将有助于经济脱钩

Grecoroman

It is very bad of the Chinese citizen to have actually run away and go into hiding after found to be positive. Needles to add, such an irresponsible behavior would have alarmed the South Korean authorities. This incident would have played a role behind the decision to curb visas to Chinese by Seoul. Seoul doesn't need to be perturbed by the Chinese retaliatory action because their priority is to stop a new variant or sub-variant from sneaking into the Korean population.

有一位中国公民在被发现阳性后居然躲起来，这样做不好。需要补充的是，这种不负责任的行为会引起韩国当局的警觉。这一事件会在首尔限制中国签证的决定背后发挥作用。首尔不必对中国的报复行动感到不安，因为他们的首要任务是阻止新变种或亚变种传入韩国

Now Then

Save ur people South Korea.

保护好自己的人民

mmmm

Democratic world should not forget that we are living in the middle of uncivilized chinkitards of

世人不应忘记，我们生活在不文明的世界中间

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Can we forget that china had insisted on its flop vaccines for foreigners visiting china ? They have rules uts ok but others maje they complain grow up

我们能忘记中国曾坚持为到访中国的外国人提供疫苗吗？他们可以有自己的规定，但其他人可能会抱怨

Kungsholmen

Let them be angry.

让他们生气去吧

Kevin

support south korea & japan!!

我支持韩国和日本

Rahul Brahma

Chinese businesses are dependent on European and US markets, have the balls to ban Australian, US and European visa also

中国企业依赖欧洲和美国市场，他们也有胆量据发澳大利亚、美国和欧洲旅客的签证吗

DRKrust492

I don't understand why anyone would want to go to China.

我不明白为什么会有人想去中国。

pho tai

Who would want to visit China now? Lol

现在谁想去中国啊？哈哈哈

Red sky

China angered?? Let them angry. Dont care. Who would visit china now??

愤怒了？让他们生气。不要在意。现在谁想去中国啊

cnordegren

Another reason to a very long list of reasons not to go to China. Stay strong Korea and Japan!

我不去中国的理由又多了一个。

Yue Xue

In front of China, South Korea and Japan are not strong

在中国面前，韩国和日本并不强大

msleecube
China is not considered "lower middle income countries". The world's second richest economy just views the price of human lives differently.

中国不是“中低收入国家”。世界上第二富有的经济体只是以不同的方式看待生命的代价。

acslater017

Out of 192 countries, China ranks 63rd in per capita GDP. It’s about 1/6 that of the US.

在192个国家中，中国的人均GDP排名第63位。大约是美国的1/6。

Huas

China require 48 hours negative test for all travellers but Japan and SKorea requirement is only for travellers from China.

中国要求所有（外国）旅客出具48小时核酸阴性检测报告，但日本和韩国仅要求中国旅客。

CHINA RAPED BY GENGHIS KHAN

China’s ‘Century of humiliation’ never ended. It needs a Mandela or Gandhi now

中国的“百年耻辱”从未结束。现在需要曼德拉或甘地