China has suspended issuing short-term visas to individuals from South Korea and Japan. Beijing's move comes a day after it announced retaliatory measures against countries that required negative COVID-19 tests from Chinese travellers. China said that the visa suspension will continue until South Korea lifts the discriminatory entry restrictions against China.<br />''<br />''Last week, South Korea had suspended tourist visas for those coming from China. Japan is however allowing Chinese visitors if they provide Covid-19 negative test reports.<br />''<br />''China reopened its borders on 8th January for the first time since March 2020 as part of scrapping its zero-Covid policy. <br />''<br />''<br />