Trump signed an order to shorten visas with members of the Chinese Party from 10 years to 1 month.

Before the new policy was enacted, Chinese media published many articles on whether or not Chinese citizens were required to declare themselves to the CCP at US airports – Screenshot

The move is expected to exacerbate US-China relations in just two months until President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

At least two sources familiar with the New York Times revealed that the new policy went into effect immediately after its enactment. Consequently, the duration of the tourist visa (visa) for members and their families is 1 month for 1 entry.

In an emailed statement, mA spokesman for the State Department confirmed that the agency would reduce the term of visas granted to members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 10 years to one month. Another New York Times source said the new measures did not affect the ability of party members to apply for other types of visas, such as immigration.

In the past, party members, like other Chinese citizens, could apply for tourist visas to enter the United States for up to 10 years.

In theory, the new policy could affect the travel of some 270 million people if they intend to go to the United States. Of which 92 million people are CCP members, the rest are their relatives. In fact, according to the New York Times, It can be difficult to determine who is a member of the party and who is not, except for high-ranking officials.

China has yet to comment. On November 30, the Chinese Foreign Ministry complained about blockades of Chinese citizens at US airports and asked if they were members of the CCP.

At that time, the spokeswoman Hoa Xuan Oanh of this agency opposed the “political provocation” of the United States, saying that it was an obstruction to exchange between peoples, inciting ideological confrontation according to the Xinhua news agency.

“We urge the United States to immediately cease all related crimes, stop creating ideological clashes and unreasonably repress China. To encourage, China will definitely take action to respond,” said the representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.