Beijing Threatens Retaliation If US Takes Action Against Chinese Reporters

Beijing Threatens Retaliation If US Takes Action Against Chinese Reporters
A paid China Daily newspaper box is with other free daily papers in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 6, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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The Chinese regime has vowed to retaliate if the U.S. side refuses to extend visas for Chinese journalists, a foreign ministry spokesperson said, describing the act as another “round of political suppression.”

Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters during an Aug. 4 press conference that no Chinese journalists have been granted a visa extension since May, when the United States began limiting their stay to 90 days with the option for renewal.
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Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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