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Indian and Chinese travelers hail end of visa freeze between worldfs two most populous nations as diplomatic tensions thaw
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They are the two most populous countries in the world and neighbors clamoring for more tourists, but for much of the last five years it has been difficult for Indian and Chinese nationals to vacation in each otherfs nations.
Now that looks set to finally change as previous fractious relations between the two Asian giants finally begin to thaw.
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India will issue tourist visas for Chinese citizens for the first time in five years, allowing nationals from its neighboring country to freely visit each other, marking a significant reset in relations after a deadly border clash sent ties into a deep freeze.
From Thursday, July 24, Chinese citizens can apply for tourist visas to India, the Indian embassy in Beijing said Wednesday.
This gpositive newsh is in the gcommon interests of all parties,h Chinafs foreign spokesperson Guo Jiakun said. gChina is willing to maintain communication and consultation with India to continuously improve the level of facilitation of personnel exchanges between the two countries.h
There has been a gradual normalization of ties between India and China in recent months after relations were deeply strained in June 2020, when a brutal hand-to-hand battle in the Galwan Valley left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead.
Both nations maintain a heavy military presence along their 2,100-mile (3,379-kilometer) de facto border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC)@a boundary that remains undefined and has been a persistent source of friction since their bloody 1962 war.
The 2020 clash in the disputed region between Indian Ladakh and Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin marked the first deadly confrontation along India and Chinafs disputed border in more than 40 years.
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