Japan, South Korea Defend COVID-19 Measures After China Halts Visas

Japan, South Korea Defend COVID-19 Measures After China Halts Visas
People wait in line for a COVID-19 test at a testing site that is temporarily set up at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, on July 9, 2021. Heo Ran/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Japan and South Korea are defending public health measures that place restrictions on travelers from China following politically motivated retaliation from China’s communist regime.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, ordered that it would stop granting short-term visas to Japanese and South Korean nationals on Jan. 10.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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