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BEIJING, Sept. 11 (AFP): Beijing will impose “reciprocal restrictions” on all American diplomats in China in response to previous restrictions on the activities of its embassy staff in the United States, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The unspecified countermeasures will apply to all US embassy and consulate personnel, as well as the consulate general in Hong Kong, according to a ministry statement.
“To urge the United States to reverse its erroneous decisions as soon as possible, the Chinese side recently sent a diplomatic note announcing reciprocal restrictions on the US embassy and consulates, including the consulate general in Hong Kong,” he added.
The announcement comes days after he threatened to respond to a new set of US restrictions on Chinese diplomats, such as the requirement to request approval for visits to universities or meetings with local officials.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week that those measures were a response to long-established controls on US diplomats in China, prompting an irate reprimand from Beijing.
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Washington’s “multiple rounds of restrictions” on its diplomatic personnel had disrupted relations between the two countries. – AFP
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