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NYT: Top beach party spot for Russian tourists is now Sanya, Hainan, China
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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:45 PM Author: ,.,....,.,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,,...,:,.,.:...,:.::,. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/asia/china-hainan-russian-tourists.html (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826984&forum_id=2#49620993) |
Date: January 26th, 2026 3:47 PM Author: ,.,....,.,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,,...,:,.,.:...,:.::,. The number of Russian visitors to Hainan, a Chinese tropical island east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, increased 11 times between 2023 and 2024, making them by far the biggest group, buoyed by a visa-free policy and a hospitality that ignores the war in Ukraine. The Chinese authorities, perhaps fearful of alienating tourists from countries hostile to Russia, last year stopped releasing Hainan visitor figures by country. During the winter high season, the island receives eight or more flights each day from cities across Russia. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826984&forum_id=2#49621002) |
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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:48 PM Author: ,.,....,.,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,,...,:,.,.:...,:.::,. The cultural affinity described by the guide is good for business. At his grocery store in Sanya, Dimitry Garifullin, a businessman from the Russian town of Ufa, sells the comforts of home to a growing clientele. But Mr. Garifullin said he has been struck by a different kind of affinity: the local reverence for his own country’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin. Not a fan himself, he said: “Most Chinese like Putin. They see him as a very strong politician.”
But it is Russia, he said, that should learn from China. “Everyone can learn from China,” he added, pointing to economic growth that, even though now far slower than when he first arrived in 2005, still puts Russia’s sickly economy to shame.
His store, stocked with black bread, pickles, cheese, frozen fish, sausages and shelf after shelf of alcohol, did a roaring trade over the New Year holiday. |
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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:51 PM Author: ,.,....,.,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,,...,:,.,.:...,:.::,. The European Union in November decided to stop issuing Russian tourist visas that allow for multiple visits and mandated tighter scrutiny of all applicants. This further tightened restrictions on entry to Europe by Russian citizens that began after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
China moved in the opposite direction, allowing visa-free access for Russians to Hainan since 2024 and to the whole country since November, as it tries to revitalize the economy. |
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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:53 PM Author: ,.,....,.,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,,...,:,.,.:...,:.::,. Andrew Higgins is the East and Central Europe bureau chief for The Times based in Warsaw, on temporary assignment in Shanghai. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826984&forum_id=2#49621029) |