- India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals for the first time in five years.
- Tensions between the two countries have thawed in recent years.
- Representatives from both sides will be meeting again later this year to discuss their border areas.
According to a Weibo post by the Indian embassy in China on Wednesday, India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals for the first time in five years, beginning Thursday. This is a major step in reducing tensions between the two nations.
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Following a military conflict in June 2020 over their disputed Himalayan border that claimed lives on both sides, tensions between China and India increased, according to Reuters.
India implemented limits on Chinese investments and blocked access to numerous Chinese apps, such as Shein, TikTok, and Weibo, after the fatal incident.
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With a number of high-level encounters in recent years, both nations have taken steps to mend their ties. Among these was the October 2024 bilateral meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringes of the 16th BRICS conference in Kazan, Russia.
Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called India’s recent decision to keep granting tourist visas to Chinese nationals a “positive move.”
“There are several advantages to making cross-border travel easier. To further ease travel between the two nations, China will continue to consult and communicate with India,” he continued.
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The Ministry of External Affairs in India has announced that representatives from both sides will meet later this year to discuss border issues.
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