Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Russians Flock to China’s Border City for Breakfast, Shopping as Visa-Free Group Travel Resumes" video.

You mean eating dumplings outside in the winter? Why do you wish that life for anyone?
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If China becomes a little more liberal with their visa policy, I think even more people will come. For example, 3-month tourist visas used to be easy to get, but now it's almost impossible. So, 3-month, or even 6-month tourist visas, double-entry visas would all be very welcome. I think foreign tourists are willing to pay good money for those types of visas. Secondly, make it easier to apply for visas, online application would be great, drop the fingerprinting at application and only fingerprint when arriving at the border. There are many potential tourists who look at the complicated process and just choose another country to visit.
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@namelesswarrior4760 That's not what we do down here in Shanghai. Our lives are better than up in HeiHe, and we don't have to eat our dumplings in the freezing cold. We're civilized.
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@namelesswarrior4760 Ok, the lifestyle may be great at the border, but then I'd prefer the border with Laos or with Hong Kong. Better weather, better food. Nevertheless, as long as you enjoy your life up in the far north-east, everything is good.
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@colleen2671 And yet, we see a constant stream of North-Easterners moving to Hainan, XiShuangBanNa, Shenzhen; not exactly places known for their cold weather.
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@Whatisnottaken If you ever come to Shanghai, you will quickly see how much better it is. And regarding eating dumpling in the cold, why would anybody sit outside in the winter if they didn't have to? If sitting in the cold is so great, why don't people just turn off their heating inside?
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