China’s Embassy has stopped issuing short-term visas to South Koreans.
The announcement comes a day after Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang, expressed concern about the restrictions.
This comes after Seoul imposed travel restrictions on travelers from China amid concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.
It is Beijing’s first retaliatory move against countries that have introduced new measures on arrivals from China, which suddenly abandoned its strict zero-COVID policy in December, resulting in the virus spreading rapidly.