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Chinese Diplomats Will Need to Ask Permission to Conduct Visits, Meetings in US: State Department

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Chinese Diplomats Will Need to Ask Permission to Conduct Visits, Meetings in US: State Department
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during his weekly briefing at the State Department in Washington on Sept. 2, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/PooL/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
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Senior Chinese diplomats in the United States will now have to apply for permission to visit U.S. college campuses and meet with local officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sept. 2, a move he described as an attempt to restore reciprocity in the bilateral relationship.

The State Department also will require the Chinese embassy and local consulates to apply for approval to host events with an audience of more than 50 people outside the mission.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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