China, which adheres to the "dynamic clearing" policy, allows foreign students to return to school for the first time more than two years after more than two years, and re -open the application for student visas, and take an important step in relaxing border management.However, interviewed scholars judge that China's entry policy will change significantly, and it is expected that it will wait until the New Year of the Lunar New Year next year.
According to the notice issued by the Chinese Embassy in Singapore, starting from 0:00 on Wednesday (August 24), it holds the foreigners who have a business travel card for the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) to engage in business activities, as well as validForeign students who have permitted study -class residence do not have to re -apply for visa to China, and can enter the country with the above documents.
The website also updated the notice of application for visa application for visa to go to China during the epidemic. Students who enrolled in school this year and students who enrolled in the past few years can apply for a long -term study visa with the notice of enrollment and return to school, respectively.
The embassies of the Chinese embassies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries have also recently issued similar notices.
Before the epidemic, China was the largest country of studying abroad in Asia.According to data from the Ministry of Education of China, in 2018, a total of 492,200 foreign students in 196 countries and regions went to China to study in China, of which 260,000 and 600 students were students along the “Belt and Road”, accounting for about half of the total.After the crown disease epidemic evolved into a global popularity in 2020, China has adopted strict border control measures to prevent the input of overseas input from impacting the local "clear zero" situation.This has led to a large number of foreign students who have previously studied and enrolled in Chinese universities in China to enter China. They must continue their studies through the Internet class.
is a good news for Singapore students
China has allowed foreign students to enter, which is good news for some Singapore students studying in Chinese universities.Fu Fangyu (30 years old) applied for a master's degree in Fudan University last year. Seeing that the two -year course had passed half, she still couldn't go to Shanghai.The news of re -opening student visa made her relieved. She intends to apply for a visa in the embassy next week, hoping to go to Shanghai in October.
Li Jiamin (19 years old), who has just been admitted to Peking University this year, was ready to go online in Singapore; after her brother was admitted to Tsinghua University in 2020, she could not go to China due to visa problems.
Brothers and sisters intend to go online in Singapore in the next few months and apply for visa in China at the same time. I hope to arrive in Beijing before the start of the next semester.
Li Jiamin said: "Just after the new policy is released, everyone is watching and see if anyone can successfully apply for a visa ... Fortunately
China relaxes the isolation regulations of the immigration personnel in June this year, but it is still the country with the highest entry prevention requirements in the world; in most port cities, entry passengers must be separated for seven days in designated hotels, and then receive three -day health monitoring at home.EssenceThe flight to China is also strictly limited. Under the fuse mechanism, the flight will be banned by a certain number of crown disease infections.
Lu Hongzhou, Dean of Shenzhen Third People's Hospital on Tuesday, said that it is not necessary to go to China to relax the prevention and control measures of the epidemic, nor does it mean that China has given up the "dynamic clearing" general policy.
Lu Xi, an assistant professor of the School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore, also pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that opening a foreign student to apply for a visa in China is not greatly related to the further adjustment of the border policy.EssenceHe said that last month, China loosened some border policies, such as the requirements for nucleic acid testing before going to China to relax."These small adjustments can be expected, but the overall changes may wait until the Spring Festival next year."
The students interviewed were also emotional that although the visa problem was resolved, it is not easy to go to China to learn from it.Fu Fangyu booked a ticket to fly to Shanghai in October a few months ago. She said, "I am also worried that the flight will be broken suddenly. From now to the beginning of next year, it is difficult to find a flight from China ... If it is difficult to find ...Two years of studies are online classes, my graduate experience will be greatly reduced. "
