As senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi continued his visit in Europe, France and the EU announced the lifting of restrictions on travelers from China, prompting Chinese observers to expect a warming of China-Europe personnel exchanges for tourism and business, which will be conducive to enhancing mutual understanding and trust.
"People traveling from China to France are no longer required to present the result of a negative RT-PCR test within 48 hours or fill a health declaration form. Random screenings upon arrival are also abolished," the French embassy in Beijing said in a statement on Thursday.
Health experts from 27 EU member states also agreed on Thursday to phase out the requirement for a negative pre-travel nucleic acid test by the end of February. The spot checking of arrivals from China will be removed around mid-March.
Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, non-EU members of the Schengen free travel zone, agreed to implement the same moves.
