China said it was expanding its visa-free transit policy, allowing eligible foreign travelers to stay in parts of the country as long as 10 days as officials try to attract more overseas visitors.
No, but the implication here is that the Russian state has hinted at or explicitly stated to the CPC that they do not want visa free travel for their population and in order to maintain friendly relations, the CPC has obliged. Since the west has essentially taken friendly relations off the table, they don’t have the leverage to do the same. This is of course all speculation and I hope that as Russia and China grow closer diplomatically, they will eventually be granted these same privileges.
I mean, would the USian ruling class want to have their working class visiting a successful socialist state?
No, but the implication here is that the Russian state has hinted at or explicitly stated to the CPC that they do not want visa free travel for their population and in order to maintain friendly relations, the CPC has obliged. Since the west has essentially taken friendly relations off the table, they don’t have the leverage to do the same. This is of course all speculation and I hope that as Russia and China grow closer diplomatically, they will eventually be granted these same privileges.