The foreign Ministry reported on the discussion with Beijing trips to China on personal cars

Russia and China are discussing the creation of a legal framework for citizens to travel by personal car to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS.

After the introduction of a visa-free regime, the interest of Russians to travel to China, including by car, remains high.

“The issue of preparing an appropriate legal basis for their organization is currently being discussed by the relevant departments of the two countries, in particular, through the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation,” Rudenko said.

The deputy foreign minister also added that Moscow and Beijing are developing not only passenger, but also cargo communication. The parties are working on increasing traffic volumes and developing transport and logistics routes.

Visa-free travel between the countries is temporary. In July, China extended visa-free entry for Russians until the end of 2027. It allows Russian citizens to stay in China for up to 30 days without a visa for tourist and business purposes, to visit relatives and friends, participate in exchange programs and transit. Russia, for its part, extended the same treatment for Chinese citizens for the same period.

At the end of August, President Vladimir Putin proposed to transfer the visa-free regime with China to a permanent basis. Later, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow and Beijing will work on this issue. In September, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that the Russian side is working on an indefinite visa-free regime.