China maintains it 'always welcome people from US' despite report about its plan to restrict visas

Record ID: 1435993

  • Title: China maintains it 'always welcome people from US' despite report about its plan to restrict visas
  • Date: 9th October 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 9, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG ARRIVING FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "China has always maintained a positive attitude towards U.S.-China people-to-people relations, we've always welcomed people from the U.S. to come visit China, to enter here and exchange. In contrast, for some time, America has gone towards some academics, students, and people from industry and tech workers to reject their visa applications, delay or revoke their long-term U.S. visas, interrogate and harass them." MEDIA SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "Who is creating convenience to the Sino-US cultural exchanges, and who is obstructing the people's exchange between the two countries. I think everyone can see clearly. We hope the U.S. can abandon the cold war mindset and squarely face reality, and to build a bridge for the two countries to communicate in different areas, not build a high wall." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 2019 10:59
  • Keywords: geng shuang trade China tit-for-tat visas US visa restrictions foreign ministry visitors
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B0DIPTZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (October 9) that China always welcomes people from the U.S. to come visit China, after reports surfaced about its plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with "anti-China" links.
    China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said, following similar U.S. restrictions on Chinese nationals, as relations between the countries sour.
    China's Ministry of Public Security has for months been working on rules to limit the ability of anyone employed, or sponsored, by U.S. intelligence services and human rights groups to travel to China.
    The proposed changes follow the introduction by the United States of tighter rules for visas for Chinese scholars in May.
    (Production: Thomas Suen)
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