The Trump administration announces it will significantly shorten the length of U.S. visas for foreign journalists, a move that multiple outlets say raises the prospect of retaliation from China. Bloomberg reports the administration’s plan reduces how long journalists can remain in the United States, prompting concern about a new cycle of tit-for-tat restrictions. Stuff.co.nz and The Globe and Mail add that the change sets a cap of 240 days for foreign journalists overall, down from multi-year stays previously allowed. The Globe and Mail further reports that Chinese reporters are scheduled to receive even shorter visas, at about 90 days, under the new policy. Advocates quoted by The Globe and Mail say the reduced stay would make it harder for journalists to live and work in the U.S., potentially limiting their ability to cover events over an extended period. In response to the U.S. action, China warns it may take reciprocal countermeasures, according to the outlets’ accounts, suggesting the issue could become part of broader diplomatic and media-access tensions between the two countries.
Trump administration shortens foreign journalist visas as China warns of reciprocal measures
The Trump administration announces it will significantly shorten the length of U.S. visas for foreign journalists, a move that multiple outlets say raises the prospect of retaliation from China. Bloom...
- The U.S. announces it will shorten visas for foreign journalists.
- The new visa limit is reported as 240 days for foreign journalists overall.
- One report says Chinese reporters receive about 90-day stays under the change.
- China warns it could respond with reciprocal countermeasures.
- Advocates say the shorter durations would restrict journalists’ ability to live and work in the U.S.
Advocates for foreign journalists say the drastically shorter stay would severely restrict their ability to live and work in the United States
3 hours agoThe Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years.
4 hours agoThe Trump administration said it would shorten the duration of visas for foreign journalists — raising concern about a new round of tit-for-tat restrictions with China.
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