China to Drop Outbound Travel Restrictions With End of ‘Zero Covid’

What’s new: China will resume processing passport applications for Chinese citizens seeking to travel abroad from Jan. 8, as the country has abandoned its “zero-Covid” policy and moves toward a full reopening of its borders.

China will also start issuing tourist and business visas again for Chinese mainland residents visiting Hong Kong, and begin reopening sea and land ports, the National Immigration Administration said in a statement Tuesday.