Korea-China lawmakers' alliance: delight to see South Korea granting visa-free access to Chinese tour groups for a limited time, it is necessary to study follow-up policies such as granting conditional visa-free access to individual travelers.

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10/08/2025
Starting from September 29th, South Korea will implement a temporary visa-free policy for Chinese group tourists. The bipartisan South Korea-China lawmakers alliance believes that this move will benefit the recovery of Chinese tourists' demand for visiting South Korea, and is expected to contribute to the regional economic recovery, providing an important opportunity for the resumption of economic, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. The president of the South Korea-China lawmakers alliance, Kim Tae-nyeon, stated that recently in China, compared to group tours, there has been an increase in small-scale individual tourism centered around families and friends, so it is necessary to study follow-up policies such as a conditional visa-free system targeting individuals with certain conditions.