As stated in an email to the Primorsky Territory International Cooperation Agency from the Heilongjiang Province Checkpoint Office, the Suifenhe – Border Automobile Checkpoint is ready to receive tourists from January 8. .
“This decision was conveyed by the Chinese side to the Russian side through diplomatic channels,” TASS quoted the message as saying.
Arseniy Krepsky, head of the Primorsky Territory Tourism Agency, confirmed on his official Telegram channel that such a notification was received, noting that Primorye is now awaiting clarification on the conditions that tourists must meet to reach China.
He also noted that the Jilin province authorities also announced their readiness to resume bilateral passenger traffic through the Hunchun-Kraskino checkpoint on Sunday.
“Please note that such notifications do not mean an immediate restoration of tourist exchanges between the Russian Federation and China. It is necessary to obtain official confirmation of the operation of checkpoints for tourists and the procedure for issuing documents for crossing the border with visas and as part of visa-free groups”, emphasized Arseniy Krepsky.
