Chinese President Xi Jinping and his team did not appreciate Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to impose strict testing on travelers from China. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Kyodo)

Analysis: China flip-flop on Japanese visas highlights further policy confusion

Efforts to save face for Xi show same traits as abrupt cancelation of zero-COVID policy

KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

February 2, 2023 04:00 JST

On Sunday, a new entry appeared on the website of the Chinese embassy in Japan. "Notice," it said, in such an inconspicuous fashion that most people would likely not have noticed.