China calls US visa regulations 'discriminatory', threatens countermeasures
The new rule ends open-ended stays and could force more renewals as China warns of reciprocal steps, officials and advocates said.
- On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to replace 'duration of status' with fixed visa periods, limiting stays to 240 days generally and 90 days for Chinese reporters.
- Homeland Security stated the rising number of foreign journalists 'poses a challenge' to its ability to monitor nonimmigrants while they are in the United States, justifying the fixed-period approach.
- Reporters Without Borders denounced the policy, stating the 'relentless cycle of visa renewals restricts press freedom' and makes it 'extremely difficult for international outlets to operate' in the United States.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian condemned the decision as 'discriminatory,' warning that Beijing 'reserves the right to take reciprocal countermeasures' against U.S. media operations in China.
- This proposal echoes the first Trump administration's 2020 visa-restriction efforts, which President Joe Biden withdrew in 2021, illustrating persistent use of immigration policy in geopolitical disputes.
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China urges US to revoke discriminatory policies against Chinese journalists immediately, spokesperson says
China urges the US side to revoke discriminatory policies against Chinese journalists immediately, and China reserves the right to take reciprocal countermeasures, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
China condemned on Friday the American government's plans to drastically shorten visas for many foreign visitors, including journalists, Beijing accusing of discriminatory measures and preventing it from taking "adequate passwords," she said.
China warned on Friday that it could take "countermeasures" after the US decision to limit the length of stay of journalists.
China hints at retaliation after US tightens student and journalist visa rules
China lashed out on Friday at “discriminatory” new US visa regulations targeting students and journalists among other groups and warned that it reserved the right to take reciprocal countermeasures. The changes, announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, have also fuelled concerns among Chinese students already in the United States and those planning to study there. Under the new regulations, part of a White House crackdown on…
The US government announced on Thursday 16 July a limitation on the length of stay of foreign students and journalists. If they come into force within two months, the new rules will limit student visas to four years and those of journalists to 240 days, against much longer periods so far. China, particularly targeted, warned Friday that it could take "countermeasures".
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