OREANDA-NEWS  Russia and China are working on a plan to resume ground passenger traffic between the countries, the press service of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Harbin told RIA Novosti.

"Indeed, the central Chinese authorities announced a significant relaxation of anti-epidemic restrictions, including the resumption of the pre-pandemic level of passenger and cargo traffic at checkpoints," the Consulate General said.

The press service noted that the diplomatic mission proceeds from the fact that this process will be phased out: "at the beginning of next year, quarantine for those entering from abroad will be canceled; the rules of stay in China for Russian drivers will gradually change; passenger traffic will be opened, possibly at the beginning in a test mode on one of the Russian-Chinese border crossings".

"As far as we know, these issues are already being worked out by the regional Chinese authorities bordering our country," the diplomatic mission concluded.

On December 26, the Health Affairs Committee of the People's Republic of China published a notice on its official website, according to which, from January 8, 2023, persons arriving in China will have to take a PCR test for COVID-19 48 hours before departure, persons with a negative test result will be able to come to China without a health code, PCR testing and Centralized isolation for all those entering the PRC will be abolished.