US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 "exercise increased caution", which is down from a Level 3 "reconsider travel". "China has taken notice of this adjustment made by the US side and believes that this is conducive to the regular exchange of visits between the two countries," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a daily news conference in Beijing on Thursday. When asked about this development, the Chinese spokeswoman said, "Through the unremitting efforts of the Chinese government, the three Chinese citizens who were wrongfully detained by the US side have returned to their homeland safely.

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New travel advisory positive, but inadequate
1 month ago

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate

China Daily  

It might seem like a small step, but it is an important and positive one: On Wednesday, the United States Department of State updated its travel advisory for US citizens who wish to visit China. The updated guidance is rather simple: US citizens are urged to "exercise increased caution when traveling to due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including …

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate
1 month ago

New travel advisory positive, but inadequate

China Daily  

It might seem like a small step, but it is an important and positive one: On Wednesday, the United States Department of State updated its travel advisory for US citizens who wish to visit China. The updated guidance is rather simple: US citizens are urged to "exercise increased caution when traveling to due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including …

US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 "exercise increased caution", which is down from a Level 3 …

US urged to further facilitate exchanges
1 month, 1 week ago

US urged to further facilitate exchanges

China Daily  

By Zhang Yunbi | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-29 07:17 Beijing has called on Washington to "further introduce more convenience for facilitating people-to-people exchanges between the two countries", in the latest response to the United States' recent updating of its travel alert on China. The US State Department on Wednesday changed its travel advisory for China to a Level 2 …

China has freed 3 Americans following an apparent prisoner swap deal with the U.S.
1 month, 1 week ago

China has freed 3 Americans following an apparent prisoner swap deal with the U.S.

NPR  

China has freed 3 Americans following an apparent prisoner swap deal with the U.S. toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China on Wednesday in an apparent swap deal brokered by the Biden administration, according to the State Department. The Americans freed from China are Mark Swidan, a businessman from Texas, who was arrested in …

State Dept. downgrades China travel warning after prisoner swap
1 month, 1 week ago

State Dept. downgrades China travel warning after prisoner swap

Politico  

Swidan and Li were considered “wrongfully detained” by both the U.S. government and the United Nations. The State Department advisory downgrade follows years of Chinese government complaints that the “reconsider travel” warning was unjustified and was impeding a rebound in U.S. business and tourist travel to pre-pandemic levels. The prisoner swap means that “currently there are no Americans wrongfully detained …

US urged to return to rational China policy
5 months, 1 week ago

US urged to return to rational China policy

China Daily  

Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos. During a news conference at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Brazil on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she would press China to address the country's macroeconomic model that has led to …

US could learn a thing or two from its own diplomacy failings
6 months, 1 week ago

US could learn a thing or two from its own diplomacy failings

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. In his op-ed, "What the United States Can Learn from China", published on the Foreign Policy website last week, Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, has apparently tried to offer US policymakers some food for thought …

Embassy gives safety tips to Chinese in US
8 months, 1 week ago

Embassy gives safety tips to Chinese in US

China Daily  

By YIFAN XU in Washington | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-04-30 11:28 Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng said that nearly 300 Chinese citizens in the United States have been subjected to unwarranted harassment and deportation over the past three years and that "McCarthyism" has interfered with normal US-China exchanges. The embassy has "made representations on every occasion, urging the …

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law
9 months ago

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory’s democracy and freedoms. “Moreover, it’s not entirely clear that any specific actions from Washington would prompt Beijing to …

Chinese student deportations sign of shift in policy
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese student deportations sign of shift in policy

China Daily  

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. The US always portrays itself as being open to US-China cultural and people-to-people exchanges and welcoming Chinese students to study in the US. In fact, as Mao pointed out, the US keeps overstretching the concept of national security and takes selective, discriminatory and politically motivated law …

Xi Jinping seeks to improve China’s ties with record number of countries to counter US
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Xi Jinping seeks to improve China’s ties with record number of countries to counter US

Firstpost  

In contrast to Washington’s strategy of building alliances with predominantly affluent allies, Beijing is pursuing a strategy of cultivating ties with developing nations, which constitute the majority of the world’s population, leveraging aid, trade, and investments. Chinese President Xi Jinping strengthened diplomatic ties with a record number of countries last year as part of his efforts to mobilise the Global …

China’s Wang Yi to pay rare visit to US as two countries try to repair ties
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s Wang Yi to pay rare visit to US as two countries try to repair ties

Al Jazeera  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to the United States later this week as part of an ongoing effort to repair the two countries’ strained ties amid growing geopolitical crises. Wang will visit Washington from October 26-28 and meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, officials said, after Blinken and …

A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi
1 year, 2 months ago

A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi

Associated Press  

Washington — China’s top diplomat will come to the United States on Thursday for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level talks open amid tense bilateral relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan over a range of issues, including …

The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
1 year, 3 months ago

The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. The Global Engagement Center, a State Department agency that’s tasked with combating foreign propaganda and disinformation and that released the 58-page report, warned that Beijing’s information campaign could eventually sway how decisions are made around the world …

China warns U.S. against 'disastrous' trade curbs
1 year, 4 months ago

China warns U.S. against 'disastrous' trade curbs

The Hindu  

China's premier warned U.S. officials Tuesday that moves to "politicise" trade issues would prove "disastrous" for the global economy, state media reported. In a readout of the meeting, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Ms. Raimondo had "underscored the U.S. commitment to taking actions necessary to U.S. national security," as well as "ensuring fair and transparent treatment of U.S. companies, …

“Risk Of Wrongful Detention”: U.S. Urges Citizens to Reconsider Travel to China in New Advisory
1 year, 6 months ago

“Risk Of Wrongful Detention”: U.S. Urges Citizens to Reconsider Travel to China in New Advisory

Hindustan Times  

“Risk Of Wrongful Detention”: U.S. Urges Citizens to Reconsider Travel to China in New Advisory The United States advised its citizens to reconsider their travel plans to China. The advisory issued by the U.S. State Department warned Americans against sending E-messages critical of the Chinese government. #us #Unitedstates #china #washington #beijing #biden #Jinping #travel #travelplanstodelhi #americans #america #americaninchina #uswarns #traveladvisory …

Americans should reconsider China travel, US state department warns. Here's why
1 year, 6 months ago

Americans should reconsider China travel, US state department warns. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Americans should reconsider travel to China due to the risk of wrongful detention, warned the US state department said in an updated travel advisory. The department had listed China as a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" destination in its previous advisory due to the risk of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws". The risk of wrongful detention was also listed as a …

'Level 3 - Reconsider Travel': US warns citizens against China travel, cites ‘risk of wrongful detentions’
1 year, 6 months ago

'Level 3 - Reconsider Travel': US warns citizens against China travel, cites ‘risk of wrongful detentions’

India TV News  

The US State Department issued an updated travel advisory on Friday warning that Americans should rethink their plans to travel to China due to the possibility of being wrongfully detained, according to CNN. Although the previous advisory likewise recorded central China as a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" destination, it was because of the risk of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws". …

US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans
1 year, 6 months ago

US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. “The People’s Republic of China government arbitrarily enforces local laws, including issuing exit bans on U.S. citizens and citizens of other countries, without fair and transparent process under the law,” the U.S. advisory said. The advisory …

China is fully reopening to tourists after three years of border restrictions
1 year, 9 months ago

China is fully reopening to tourists after three years of border restrictions

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — After three years of pandemic border restrictions, China is fully reopening to foreign visitors – including tourists. In a Chinese-language statement posted on its website Monday, China’s Embassy in the United States said the country would resume issuing all categories of visas for foreigners from Wednesday. Chinese authorities last month declared a “major and decisive victory” …

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese minister warns of conflict unless US changes course

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister has warned Washington of “conflict and confrontation” if it fails to change course in relations with Beijing, striking a combative tone amid conflicts over Taiwan, COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Washington’s China policy has “entirely deviated from the rational and sound track,” Qin said at a news conference Tuesday during annual meeting of China’s …

China warns US of consequences over its commitment to Taiwan
2 years ago

China warns US of consequences over its commitment to Taiwan

Firstpost  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing has ’taken firm and resolute measures, which have strongly deterred anti-China elements in the US and the ‘Taiwan independence’ forces’ Beijing: China has warned the United States that it could face consequences over its commitment to Taiwan, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi claiming that the US “has stubbornly continued to see China …

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’
2 years, 9 months ago

US hits Chinese officials with travel bans over ‘repressive acts’

Al Jazeera  

State Department accuses targeted Chinese officials of involvement in crackdown on religious minorities, among others. United States President Joe Biden’s administration is imposing travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing Uighur Muslims, as well as other ethnic and religious minorities. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the sanctions are being applied to Chinese …

US starts granting visas to Chinese students again after Covid lull
3 years, 4 months ago

US starts granting visas to Chinese students again after Covid lull

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US is once again granting and approving visas for …

US loosens restrictions on Taiwan contacts in defiance of China
3 years, 8 months ago

US loosens restrictions on Taiwan contacts in defiance of China

Al Jazeera  

Changes will allow US officials to invite Taiwan officials into government buildings in Washington and attend meetings at the Taiwan mission. The move by President Joe Biden’s administration formalises increasingly vocal US support for Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, and came in response to an act of Congress that required a review. Open meetings Under the guidelines issued by the Biden …

China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
3 years, 10 months ago

China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s top diplomat called Monday for new U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted interference in the areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. “We hope that the U.S. policy makers will keep pace with the times, see clearly the trend of the world, abandon …

US imposes visas restrictions on more Chinese citizens
4 years, 1 month ago

US imposes visas restrictions on more Chinese citizens

India TV News  

The State Department said Friday that it would deny visas to Chinese citizens linked to overseas influence operations involving violence and other means of intimidation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the restrictions would apply to Chinese Communist Party officials or anyone else taking part in such propaganda or influence campaigns affiliated with the United Front Work Department. Chinese citizens …

US tightens travel rules for Chinese Communist Party members
4 years, 1 month ago

US tightens travel rules for Chinese Communist Party members

Live Mint  

Washington has sharply tightened travel visas for members of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Department announced Thursday, saying they were "hostile to US values" and engage in "nefarious activities." It also said the CCP sends "agents" into the United States to monitor and harass Chinese nationals studying or working in the country as well as Chinese-American groups targeted for …

China warns US it may detain Americans in response to prosecutions of Chinese scholars
4 years, 2 months ago

China warns US it may detain Americans in response to prosecutions of Chinese scholars

Live Mint  

Chinese government officials are warning their American counterparts they may detain U.S. nationals in China in response to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter. Chinese authorities have on occasion detained foreign nationals in moves seen by their governments as baseless, or in some instances as diplomatic retaliation, a tactic that many …

China announces new restrictions on US diplomats’ activities
4 years, 3 months ago

China announces new restrictions on US diplomats’ activities

India TV News  

China has announced new restrictions on the activities of US diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong, in what it called a justified response to similar measures imposed on Chinese diplomats in the US last year. In a statement posted online late Friday, a foreign ministry spokesperson said the rules would apply to senior diplomats and all other personnel …

US reveals it has revoked more than 1,000 visas to Chinese nationals deemed security risks
4 years, 4 months ago

US reveals it has revoked more than 1,000 visas to Chinese nationals deemed security risks

CNN  

CNN — More than 1,000 Chinese nationals have had their visas revoked by the United States since June, under a program aimed at graduate students and researchers believed to have ties to the Chinese military. The US State Department said in a statement Wednesday that “high-risk graduate students and research scholars” had been expelled, after they “were found to be …

US further restricts Chinese diplomats travel, meetings
4 years, 4 months ago

US further restricts Chinese diplomats travel, meetings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday stepped up its battle with China by further restricting the ability of Chinese diplomats to travel, hold meetings with academics and host cultural events in the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that senior U.S.-based Chinese diplomats will now be required to get permission to visit American universities or meet with …

US Lifts Global Health Travel Advisory, Urges Citizens Not to Visit India, China
4 years, 5 months ago

US Lifts Global Health Travel Advisory, Urges Citizens Not to Visit India, China

News 18  

The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China. The US state department issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory -- the highest level of travel advisory -- …

US considering travel ban on entire Chinese Communist Party members
4 years, 5 months ago

US considering travel ban on entire Chinese Communist Party members

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a move that would worsen already tense U.S.-China relations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said earlier such action by the United States, if true, would be “pathetic.” …

US state department warns of 'heightened detention risks' in China, tells citizens to exercise increased caution – Firstpost
4 years, 5 months ago

US state department warns of 'heightened detention risks' in China, tells citizens to exercise increased caution – Firstpost

Firstpost  

US citizens may be detained without access to US consular services or information about their alleged crime, the state department said in a security alert. Beijing: The US state department warned American citizens on Saturday to “exercise increased caution” in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country. “US citizens …

U.S., China trade visa curbs over Tibet
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S., China trade visa curbs over Tibet

The Hindu  

The U.S. and China imposed visa restrictions on each other in tit-for-tat moves over their disagreement on Tibet, adding fuel to the diplomatic fire between the superpowers. Officials not named Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that he was taking action against an unspecified number of officials under a new U.S. law that presses China to let Americans …

Chinese embassy says upgraded travel warning for Australians in China 'completely ridiculous'
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese embassy says upgraded travel warning for Australians in China 'completely ridiculous'

ABC  

The Chinese embassy has slammed government travel advice warning Australians they are at risk of "arbitrary detention" in China, labelling the advisory "disinformation" and "ridiculous". Key points: New travel advice warns Australians they are at risk of being arrested in China for no reason The Chinese embassy says law-abiding Australians have nothing to worry about Tensions between Australia and China …

China to restrict visa for some Americans over Hong Kong row
4 years, 6 months ago

China to restrict visa for some Americans over Hong Kong row

The Hindu  

China announced on Monday visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have “behaved egregiously” over Hong Kong, ahead of the expected approval by Chinese lawmakers of a national security law for the city. “To target the U.S.’s above wrongful actions, China has decided to impose visa restrictions against American individuals who have behaved egregiously on matters concerning Hong Kong,” Mr. Zhao …

U.S. curbs visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S. curbs visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but he did not name any of those targeted. The U.S. visa restrictions apply to “current and former” Chinese Communist Party officials “believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining Hong Kong's high degree of …

Trump renews threat to cut China ties day after high-level talks
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump renews threat to cut China ties day after high-level talks

Al Jazeera  

Trump issues threat day after US top diplomat for East Asia described relations between two countries as ‘tense’. US President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after the countries two top diplomats held talks and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the economies of the United States and China …

Trump announces unprecedented action against China
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump announces unprecedented action against China

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Beijing Friday, naming misdeeds that range from espionage to the violation of Hong Kong’s freedoms, and announced a slew of retaliatory measures that will plunge US-China relations deeper into crisis. He said China had pressured the WHO to “mislead the world” over the origins of the pandemic, which he …

State Department raises global travel advisory, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad
4 years, 9 months ago

State Department raises global travel advisory, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad

CNN  

Washington CNN — The State Department on Wednesday raised the worldwide travel advisory to Level 3: Reconsider Travel, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19. “Even countries, jurisdictions, or areas where cases have not been reported may …

China accuses US of spreading fear about coronavirus outbreak, appeals for other countries to make judgements ‘based on science’
4 years, 11 months ago

China accuses US of spreading fear about coronavirus outbreak, appeals for other countries to make judgements ‘based on science’

Firstpost  

The United States has taken actions that create and spread fear following a coronavirus outbreak in China, instead of offering any significant assistance, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. Beijing: The United States has taken actions that create and spread fear following a coronavirus outbreak in China, instead of offering any significant assistance, the Chinese foreign ministry said on …

US enforces coronavirus travel restrictions. China says it’s an overreaction
4 years, 11 months ago

US enforces coronavirus travel restrictions. China says it’s an overreaction

CNN  

CNN — The United States has begun implementing new rules around travel from China as the coronavirus death toll creeps higher – rules that include re-routing Americans flying into the country to specific airports for screening. “Even American media and experts doubted the government’s decision, saying that the US government’s restrictions on China are precisely what the WHO rejects, that …

TSA issues new directive for anyone entering the US from China as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 11 months ago

TSA issues new directive for anyone entering the US from China as coronavirus spreads

CNN  

CNN — The Transportation Security Administration issued a new directive effective Sunday requiring airlines to ask passengers on flights from outside the United States if they’ve been to mainland China in the past 14 days. The directive to both US and foreign airlines goes into effect at 5 p.m. “Under these directives, non-US citizens who have been in China within …

Some Americans to leave China, many stay after US advisory
4 years, 11 months ago

Some Americans to leave China, many stay after US advisory

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Some Americans plan to leave China after the U.S. government advised about a spreading virus outbreak, but many others are staying. JAMES DICKEY Dickey, a kindergarten teacher, said he is “really scared” and trying to arrange for his 8-year-old daughter and ex-wife to leave Wuhan for the United States. “In 10 years living here in China, I’ve never …

China warns citizens against travelling to US
5 years, 7 months ago

China warns citizens against travelling to US

India TV News  

In an unusual move, China on Tuesday issued a travel alert for its citizens visiting the US, warning them of harassment and public security issues in the country as bilateral ties touched a new low amid a spiralling trade war. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Tuesday issued the travel alert for Chinese tourists travelling to the United States …

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