FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Russian flags fly at an airport before a ceremony to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrives to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China August 31, 2025. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will extend visa-free travel to ordinary passport holders from Russia on a trial basis, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

The visa exemption will be for a period of a year from September 15, with entry to China of no more than 30 days.

(Reporting by Colleen Howe; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)