A State Department spokesman said in an emailed statement it was reducing the validity of visas for party members from 10 years to one month. Previously, party members, like other Chinese citizens, could obtain visitor visas for the United States of up to 10 years in duration. The new measures do not affect party members’ eligibility for other kinds of visas, such as immigration, one of the people added. Even so, the restrictions are more moderate than an outright ban on travel by party members, which Trump administration officials had discussed this summer. Chinese officials have worried that Biden will be more effective at leading a broader global pushback against China.

Source: bd News24 December 03, 2020 08:59 UTC