China welcomes India’s decision to expedite business visas for Chinese

BEIJING, Dec 12 : China on Friday welcomed India’s move to speed up approval of business visas to Chinese professionals visiting the country for short periods, describing it as a “positive” step. “We’ve noted this positive move,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a media briefing here while replying to a question on reports that India will remove the red tape to speed up issuance of business visas to Chinese business professionals. Guo said that easing cross-border travel “serves the common interests of all parties”. “China will maintain communication and consultation with India to further facilitate people-to-people exchange,” he said….