Iran lifts visa restrictions on Chinese citizens in a bid to encourage tourism
Iran has passed a law on Sunday lifting visa restrictions for Chinese tourists, according to the state news agencyOfficials for the presidential office said that the move would increase tourism, a potentially large source of revenue in a country that was hit with renewed US sanctions in 2018 after Washington withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal or JCPOA.
Some 150 million Chinese citizens visit other countries each year and the number visiting Iran currently stands at 52,000 a year.Iran is home to empires and civilisations dating back millennia. The country has relics dating back to the Elamite, Ancient Persian, and Islamic periods. Iran already has existing mutual visa exemption agreements with a number of countries. Citizens of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Georgia, Armenia, Venezuela, Egypt, and Malaysia areIranian academic Dr Mohammad Marandi told TRT World there was a direct link between the decision to lift visa requirements on Chinese national and the reintroduction of US sanctions.
“Americans are waging economic warfare,” he said, describing the policy as “economic terrorism” aimed at making life miserable for Iranian people.
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