According to official Russian sources, from December 1, 2025 to September 14, 2026, Chinese citizens can enter Russia without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. On December 2, Heihe Port in Heilongjiang welcomed the first batch of visa-free Chinese tourists. The reporter learned that it only takes 2 and a half minutes for tourists to reach the Russian port by hovercraft. On the morning of the 2nd, at the exit hall at Heihe Port in Heilongjiang, the first batch of Chinese tourists leaving the country without a visa lined up. Armed with their passports, they waited for security checks and went to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk on the other side to embark on a cross-border trip.

According to official Russian sources, from December 1, 2025 to September 14, 2026, Chinese citizens can enter Russia without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. On December 2, Heihe Port in Heilongjiang welcomed the first batch of visa-free Chinese tourists. The reporter learned that it only takes 2 and a half minutes for tourists to reach the Russian port by hovercraft. On the morning of the 2nd, at the exit hall at Heihe Port in Heilongjiang, the first batch of Chinese tourists leaving the country without a visa lined up. Armed with their passports, they waited for security checks and went to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk on the other side to embark on a cross-border trip.