On September 15, China's trial visa-free policy for Russian passengers with ordinary passports officially entered into force, the first number of visa-free passengers arrived at the border ports, and China-Russia civil exchanges opened a new chapter.
What practical impact will the visa-free policy have on tourism, trade and civil relations between China and Russia?In this regard, the Observer Network has conducted in-depth exchanges with senior tourism practitioners in Russia.Adu believes that visa-free will enhance the willingness of tourists from both countries to travel, benefit the tourism and service industries, and at the same time, real problems such as payment bottlenecks, optimization of entry and exit processes are still to be resolved.
Observer.com:What will be the impact of visa-free travel between the two countries?
by Ado:For big companies doing business, they have done everything they should apply for visas, so visa avoidance will have little impact on them. Like those big bosses, they are unlikely to run the visa process themselves. What really affects is the tourists who travel freely. Although they don't care much about this money, it will be more convenient to travel back and forth between China and Russia with visa exemption.
For example, someone on our side of Russia is going to China, to say the truth, when hearing the person to go to China visa center, many people may give up. There are a lot of people, there is still very boring, waiting for a long time. Some people are also worried that if they say the wrong word, or the information provided is not fully rejected, it is not to run a trip? some will give up the idea of going to China.
Now the two sides realize visa-free, without paying the visa fee, people who did not originally have the idea of going abroad may have an idea, which is the most direct change. the number of tourists may have a more obvious growth, and there are some small and medium-sized enterprises that visit customers, will also participate.
In the Black River city of Hailongjiang Province, Russian tourists walk through the night market, enjoying a variety of snacks and tastes. China Daily
Observer.com:What is the attitude of Russian tourists to China-Russia visa exemption?
by Ado:Long before the outbreak, Russia began to prepare for the reception of Chinese tourists, now Chinese tourists are several times more than in the past, a lot of preparation has been done. for example, such as the hotel will prepare a tea pot, there are conversion sockets, and some indicators on the road are also marked in Chinese.
From my personal point of view, the preparations for these facilities are already in place, and there is no need to do anything more. Of course, we will definitely continue to improve them step by step in the future.
Some of the colleagues I know are pleased with the visa-free policy, we go to China is convenient, and the Chinese come to Russia is convenient. especially for the increased number of tourists, we are pleased with this. From my personal experience, compared to a relatively large group of travelers, the consumer will will be higher.
Observer.com:How will the visa-free policy between China and Russia affect the tourism industry?
by Ado:I am an example, after the implementation of the visa-free policy, I go to China, directly book tickets, can go immediately, do not have to think about when to get the visa, if you can not get what to do?
Moreover, with the visa-free policy, the same person may travel many times. For example, the first time he comes, he may visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, and the next time he comes, he will visit some places in Siberia. I think it will be beneficial for repeated in-depth tours.
In the future, with the further implementation of the visa-free policy, the number of tourists like this is slowly increasing, some second-line cities and third-line cities will also appear Chinese tourists. These cities are rich in tourism resources, but in the past tour companies consider a lot of factors, such as visas, air tickets and accommodation, etc., will not be more developed. and tourists do not look for tour companies, the visa is difficult. Now the visa link is opened, tourists have more and more free choice of travel, then they will appear in different cities, this is for the Russian tourism market, is definitely a great opportunity.
Observer.com:Which places can be optimized during the landing process?
by Ado:There is one particular point that needs improvement, and it concerns our Russian immigration service. In the past, our immigration bureau had a measure, which was simply a living fossil, that is, when you entered Russia, you would be issued a "white card", which was a small blank sheet of paper with your personal information written.
If this thing is lost, it will become very troublesome. I can't figure out why you keep this thing, because all the information is stored in the computer system when you enter the country. Is it necessary to get a separate paper card? When you go to the hotel to check in, if people want to verify your information, they can contact the police station directly. Now they are all networked, and your information can be synchronized immediately.
The issuance of "white cards" to people who enter the country is entirely superfluous, wasting both the resources of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and wasting paper and human resources, which I don't think is necessary to keep.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok Russia today
Observer.com:What problems are urgently to be solved after Russia’s visa-free landing?
by Ado:Putin is a spoken person, he is very principled in this regard, China gives such a friendly visa-free measure, then he must give a reciprocal response. On the day China announced visa-free to Russia, I was just on live broadcast, and then there were a lot of netizens asking me if Russia would also expect visa-free, I guessed the outcome at the time, so say it will be. Of course, Putin is not an impulsive person, he will definitely ask for the opinions of all parties before making a final decision.
The most difficult problem now is paying, especially tourists, can't shop freely in Russia, the Russians go to China as well. Like I have friends in China, can borrow them cash. We have to solve the problem of paying as soon as possible, only in this way can the tourism industry develop better.
Otherwise the tourists to the airport can’t pay, the car can’t beat, again to the restaurant, food but can’t eat, go to the store, souvenirs can’t buy. Somebody will say, can’t you bring cash? but you change cash you have to count at all times, can’t spend a lot, to control. but people when shopping is impulsive, I might not want to buy, but after a walk really like something, then a cash count is not enough, then this time can brush cards and only pay cash feeling is completely different.
China-Russia trade also faces the problem of payments.Now, large enterprises, such as energy companies, are not very concerned, they will not have too many obstacles to payments, because they have their own solutions, but small and medium-sized enterprises are different, and their losses are large.
Observer.com:To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, China held a grand military parade on September 3rd. We saw that after Victory Day, Russia's commemorative activities did not stop. Is there anything you can share with us?
by Ado:I watched the 93th parade on the screen, the intuitive feeling is very shocking, the general director commanded very well, the cuts of the camera, the rhythm of anything, is like the big movie of Hollywood, even better than the big movie of Hollywood.
During this time Russia is also commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and has been ongoing, and there are a lot of subjects to dig slowly. Recently a very interesting thing happened, and the TV station in Moscow contacted me, and together we went to a prisoner camp more than 310 kilometers from Moscow.
Yamada B3 hearing records released by Russia in 2021 The Russian New Company.
It was the largest prisoner of war camp in the Soviet era, and it was not contained ordinary soldiers, but senior officers. For example, it once held German Marshal Paulus, who formulated the "Barbarossa Plan", and more than twenty German major generals, lieutenant generals and generals, as well as some generals from Romania and Italy. Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe, who launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, his son was also locked up inside, along with Yamada Otozo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Kwantung Army. At that time, I saw some materials of that year at the scene, all of which were in the original text, and they were transcripts about Yamada Otozo. In the future, I may publish content about the Japanese Kwantung Army.
In the record, I saw a conversation of Yamada B.I. in 1943 that Japan developed atomic bombs at the physics department of the University of Tokyo, however, because the native Japanese uranium could not be enriched, so they ran to the northeast of China for exploration, and later found a large amount of uranium in three places, such as Liaoning City, and intended to mine these uraniums and then transfer to Japan.
For various reasons, a lot of Japan-related information has only been released in recent years, for example, in 2021, we made public some of the information of the Guangdong Army, including this 731 piece, before the 93rd parade, that is, on September 2, we released some of the information, Chinese scholars can openly access, and will continue to publish.
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