China imposes tit-for-tat visa curbs on US officials who acted ‘egregiously’ on Tibetan issues

BEIJING: (Apr 14) China on Monday slapped visa restrictions against US personnel who have acted “egregiously” on Tibet-related issues in retaliation to additional visa curbs imposed by Washington on Chinese officials.

Tibet affairs are purely China’s internal affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing here.

“In accordance with the Law on Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China and the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China, China decided to impose visa restrictions on US personnel who have acted egregiously on the Xizang (Tibet) -related issues,” Lin told a media briefing.