The Chinese government has stepped up the number of visas being issued to Japanese citizens after limiting them for months following the coronavirus pandemic, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
The move is apparently aimed at bringing business exchanges between the two countries back to normal, the source said, adding China has recently issued visas to Japanese people entering Shanghai and Guangdong Province.
In China, most companies have resumed operations with the number of infections decreasing. But many Japanese citizens working in the nation have been stranded at home in Japan as China has restricted the entry of foreigners for the past two months.