Until now, Chinese tourists visiting Korea generally had to apply for a visa at Korean embassies, consulates or designated visa centers in China, typically submitting documents such as round-trip tickets and hotel reservations. The government expects the policy to draw roughly 1 million additional Chinese visitors by the time it ends in June next year. As businesses brace for an influx of Chinese tourists, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul has urged its citizens to exercise caution amid rising anti-China protests. Myeong-dong is home to the Chinese Embassy, while Daerim-dong is a neighborhood with a large ethnic Chinese population. “We advise Chinese visitors to stay vigilant, strengthen their sense of self-protection, avoid political gatherings and refrain from making political statements in public,” the embassy added.