Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accuses the United States of weaponizing its visa policy and interfering in China's internal affairs.
Beijing said Tuesday, December 22, it would take"legitimate and necessary" measures against the United States in response to Washington's latest visa restrictions on Chinese officials suspected of human rights abuses.
The State Department has also cancelled visas for more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers suspected ofSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the latest restrictions were directed at Chinese officials believed responsible for"policies or actions aimed at repressing religious and spiritual practitioners, members of ethnic minority groups, dissidents" and other civil society targets.
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