New Delhi, April 16 -- In a notable outreach to strengthen people-to-people ties, the Chinese Embassy in India has issued over 85,000 visas to Indian citizens between January 1 and April 9, 2025.

Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong shared the update on X, saying, "Welcome more Indian friends to visit China, experience an open, safe, vibrant, sincere and friendly China."

To ease travel, China has rolled out several measures for Indian applicants:

Amid U.S. tariff threats under Donald Trump's renewed leadership, China has pushed for stronger South-South partnerships. Chinese Embassy spokesperson Yu Jing said, "China-India economic and trade relationship is based on complementarity and mutual benefit. Trade wars have no winners."

Despite unres...