US Slaps New Visa Restrictions on CCP Officials Who Engage in Human Rights Abuses

Passengers wait in line to enter a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 25, 2020. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

The United States on Monday issued additional visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials believed to have engaged in human rights abuses, including cracking down on freedoms of speech and belief.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement the restrictions affect officials believed to be responsible for or complicit in repressing religious practitioners, ethnic minority groups, dissidents, and others.