To further facilitate cross-border travel, from 0:00 September 15th, 2025 to 24:00 September 14th, 2026 (Beijing time), Russian citizens holding ordinary passports can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for no more than 30 days for business. tourism, family or friend visit, exchange and transit purpose. For those travelers, who do not meet the criteria for visa free policy still need to apply for visa in advance before entering China.

Embassy of the People’s Republic China in Ethiopia

 September 3, 2025