While Chinese tourists are allowed to travel the world again after the end of zero-Covid, China continues to keep its own borders closed to foreign tourists. „At the moment, it is unfortunately not possible to apply for a tourist visa,“ the official China visa office in Berlin explained on inquiry. So far, only business travelers and first-degree relatives from abroad are allowed to enter the People’s Republic. Students, too, can in principle apply for a visa again with corresponding invitations from Chinese host universities. However, as for tourist visas, a date for issuance „cannot be predicted at the moment.“