Ukraine will officially implement visa-free business for Chinese tourists on August 1, 2008.
By then, Chinese tourists traveling to Ukraine will no longer be required to apply for visas.
Truly a blessing to those in need.
Let me share with you the specific visa exemption matters.
On July 28, Ukraine finalized a regulation and announced a visa-free policy for Chinese tourists from August 1 this year to January 31 next year.
The scope of visa exemption is for Chinese citizens who enter and transit Ukraine for tourism purposes and whose stay does not exceed 30 days.
Ukraine pointed out that this move is aimed at strengthening cooperation with China in the field of tourism.
Data released by relevant departments in Ukraine show that as of 16:00 on July 28, Beijing time, there were 66,575 new confirmed cases of coronary pneumonia in the country, with a total of 1,629 deaths.
It is reported that due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, Ukraine has implemented nationwide quarantine measures since March 12 to reduce the incidence rate.
In July, even though the epidemic trend was slowing down, Ukraine announced on July 22 that it would extend the adaptive quarantine until August 31, and agreed that states could make adjustments based on actual local conditions.
However, the epidemic has also had a huge impact on the Ukrainian economy.
Data show that the Ukrainian economy shrank by 1.2% in the first quarter of this year, much higher than market forecasts (shrinking by 0.9%).
The well-known organization Standard & Poor's predicts that Ukraine's economy will decline by 5.5 percentage points throughout the year, and Ukraine is even more worried about the prospects of its tourism industry.
Data show that the total number of foreign tourists visiting Ukraine in 2008 was 13.6 million, bringing economic income of 1.4 billion US dollars (9.8 billion yuan).
According to statistics from relevant Ukrainian authorities, the country’s annual tourism revenue accounts for 1.4-8.8% of its gross domestic product.
However, in view of the sluggish global tourism demand, the Ukrainian National News Agency reported on April 28 that the country believes that the new coronavirus will cause its tourism import and export services to suffer an economic loss of US$1.5 billion (equivalent to RMB 10.5 billion), which is expected to exceed the annual tourism
income.
So, why did Ukraine, which is very cautious in epidemic prevention and control, relax travel restrictions on China?
the reason is simple.
First of all, China was the first country in the world to control the epidemic and achieve economic recovery.
Data show that China's economic growth rate reached 3.2% in the second quarter of this year, and many economic institutions also predict that China will become the only country in the world with positive economic growth in 2008.
Secondly, in recent years, China and Ukraine have maintained close cooperation in economic and trade fields such as iron ore and agricultural products.
According to China News Service.
In 2005, China's total purchase of agricultural products from Ukraine was US$1.955 billion, making it the largest importer of Ukrainian agricultural products, accounting for 8.7% of its agricultural exports.
From January to April this year, Ukraine gained US$6 million in economic income from freezing blueberries from China, and its export scale increased by 5.5 times.
On July 29, a representative of the Ukrainian Railway Company pointed out that the scale of transportation of three types of goods, including iron ore and grain, is expected to far exceed that of the whole year. Among them, the iron ore purchase order issued by China to Ukraine will become an important source of income for the company.
Note: The global epidemic is still raging now. It is recommended that you choose to go abroad with caution. If there are no special needs, be cautious because returning will be troublesome and there are not enough flights. Therefore, you must be extremely careful when choosing and consider all possibilities before making a decision.