{"id":29626,"date":"2020-09-03T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29626"},"modified":"2020-09-03T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:35:16","slug":"china-kicks-as-us-further-restricts-its-diplomats-travels-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=29626","title":{"rendered":"China kicks, as US further restricts its diplomats\u2019 travels, meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Xi-jinping-l.jpg\" alt=\"China refuses US order to reduce oil imports from Iran\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of China has kicked against a decision by the United States of America which states that senior Chinese diplomats will now be required to secure State Department approval before visiting US university campuses and holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside embassy grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development has drawn condemnation from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/covid-19-china-shuts-down-parts-of-beijing-over-fears-of-a-second-virus-wave\/\">Beijing<\/a>&nbsp;which described the move as a \u201cgross violation\u201d of Vienna Conventions that govern diplomacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US should \u201ccorrect its mistakes, revoke the relevant decisions, and provide support and facilitation for Chinese diplomats in the US to carry out the relevant activities,\u201d the Global Times, a state-run tabloid, reported the embassy as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/09\/restricts-chinese-diplomats-travel-meetings-200902164346644.html\">Reports say<\/a>&nbsp;the decision comes as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration campaign against alleged Chinese influence operations and espionage activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Department said it also would take action to help ensure all Chinese embassy and consular social media accounts were \u201cproperly identified\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re simply demanding reciprocity. Access for our diplomats in China should be reflective of the access that Chinese diplomats in the United States have, and today\u2019s steps will move us substantially in that direction,\u201d US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a news briefing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of China has kicked against a decision by the United States of America which states that senior Chinese diplomats will now be required to secure State Department approval before visiting US university campuses and holding cultural events with more than 50 people outside embassy grounds. 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