China calls US visa regulations 'discriminatory', threatens countermeasures
The new rule ends open-ended stays and could force more renewals as China warns of reciprocal steps, officials and advocates said.
- On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to replace 'duration of status' with fixed visa periods, limiting stays to 240 days generally and 90 days for Chinese reporters.
- Homeland Security stated the rising number of foreign journalists 'poses a challenge' to its ability to monitor nonimmigrants while they are in the United States, justifying the fixed-period approach.
- Reporters Without Borders denounced the policy, stating the 'relentless cycle of visa renewals restricts press freedom' and makes it 'extremely difficult for international outlets to operate' in the United States.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian condemned the decision as 'discriminatory,' warning that Beijing 'reserves the right to take reciprocal countermeasures' against U.S. media operations in China.
- This proposal echoes the first Trump administration's 2020 visa-restriction efforts, which President Joe Biden withdrew in 2021, illustrating persistent use of immigration policy in geopolitical disputes.
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DHS Slams Loophole, China Vows Payback
The Trump administration has moved to close a major visa loophole, and Beijing is threatening “countermeasures” in return. Story Snapshot The Department of Homeland Security set fixed stay limits for foreign and Chinese journalists, ending open-ended visas. Foreign reporters now get up to 240 days; Chinese journalists are capped at 90 days with possible extensions....
China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens visas for foreign journalists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the United States to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United States and prompting China to warn of possible reciprocal countermeasures.
China threatens 'countermeasures' after DHS cuts journalists' visa duration
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would shorten visa durations for Chinese journalists, prompting Beijing to threaten reciprocal measures. A new Department of Homeland Security rule will replace the long-standing “duration of status” system with fixed-term stays, limiting visas for foreign journalists to 240 days and only 90 days for Chinese journalists. The rule will take effect 60 days after its publication in the Federal Regis…
China threatens countermeasures after Trump Administration imposes visa limit on its journalists
The DHS will eliminate the long-standing “duration of status” system, which allowed foreign journalists to remain in the US as long as they continued to meet visa eligibility requirements.
Reporters Committee statement on DHS changes to foreign journalist visas
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a new rule limiting the duration of visas for foreign journalists working in the United States. While visas currently allow foreign journalists to stay in the country effectively for the length of their assignment, the new rule caps their term at 240 days. Foreign journalists who wish to remain in the United States beyond that term must now apply for a visa renewal and undergo a vetti…
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