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Why does China require a visa for UK visitors specifically? The only EU countries I can think of that are still excluded from the visa free regime are those like CZ and LT, which have said politically incorrect things about Tibet, whereas UK governments of all stripes seem to bend over backwards to avoid giving offence to China in such matters.
There are other mainstream countries like Sweden that aren’t in the club and places like North Macedonia that are! We have a number of sanctioned politicians that have said things to upset, we are blocking the plans for a new embassy in London and have pressed for bans on tech being used in e.g. UK phone networks. There’s also the question of reciprocity – we make it hard for them to visit us. Much easier to get a Schengen visa. We are in the new 10 day transit visa regime.
As above, I wouldn’t let the need to obtain a visa put anyone off going.
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