China only allow entry for expats receiving Chinese vaccines?

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Chinese embassies in many countries have issued new visa regulations on March 15, offering convenience to visa applicants who have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by China. Does this mean China will only allow entry for foreigners who have been vaccinated with Chinese vaccines?

Xinhua News Agency

We noticed that Chinese embassies in many countries have issued new visa regulations on March 15, offering convenience to visa applicants who have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by China. Does this mean China will only allow entry for foreigners who have been vaccinated with Chinese vaccines?

Hua Chunying

Recently, Chinese embassies and consulates have released information on providing relevant convenience to people who have received COVID-19 vaccines produced by China, which has come under much public attention.

We oppose politicization of this issue by some western media.

The relevant arrangement is made after thoroughly considering the safety and efficacy of Chinese vaccines. We believe this is a meaningful exploration of facilitating international travel once mass vaccination is achieved.

There are similar practices in other countries with purpose of facilitating personnel flow. One more point to highlight is that, providing convenience to those inoculated with Chinese vaccines does not affect the existing policy for those inbound personnel who are not inoculated with Chinese vaccines. In the meantime, necessary quarantine and observation measures for all inbound personnel will continue to be implemented.

BBC

I noticed that you mentioned earlier the concept of vaccine nationalism. But China is insisting that people who enter the country now have a specific Chinese vaccine and some people wanting to get entry to China have said that this is also possibly a type of vaccine nationalism and maybe in some countries it's hard for them to get a specific Chinese vaccine. What's your response to that?

Hua Chunying

Vaccines are our weapons against the virus and give us hope to save lives. Be it Chinese vaccine or foreign vaccine, so long as it is safe and effective, it is a good vaccine.

China never asks others to receive Chinese vaccines. As a matter of fact, vaccines are much sought-after. We in China are in great need of them as well. The reason that we are willing to share them with others, whether by offering aid to more than 60 countries or facilitating the purchase of vaccines by over 40 countries or making vaccination available to foreigners in China, is to meet their needs and do the best we can to help.

With a view to resuming international travel in an orderly fashion, China has started to provide visa facilitation to incoming foreigners who have received Chinese vaccines and hold a vaccination certificate.

This is a meaningful exploration of facilitating international travel once mass vaccination has been achieved on the basis of giving full consideration to safety and efficacy. Last year, China proposed that discussions be held on launching a mechanism for global recognition of health codes.

On the basis of accommodating each other's concerns and friendly consultations, we stand ready to make mutually-beneficial arrangements with other sides to establish a new format for unhindered, healthy, safe and orderly cross-border travel.

BBC

Does that mean in the future, possibly at some point, people will be allowed in with vaccines from other countries, other types of vaccines? And if so, any idea when that might happen?

Hua Chunying

I'll leave that to the experts. On the basis of accommodating each other's concerns and friendly consultations, we stand ready to explore launching with other countries flexible and diverse mutually-beneficial arrangements. With regard to mutual recognition and reciprocal measures, we hold an open attitude. We will make proper arrangement on the recommendations of experts.

In fact, China has been in close communication with other countries to discuss reciprocal arrangement for vaccination. As long as a measure helps to prevent and control the epidemic and facilitate people-to-people exchanges, we are open to it.

Source:

1.https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/t1863508.shtml

2.https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/t1863896.shtml

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