The Trump administration revokes the U.S. visa of a Chinese national who works for Xinhua, in a reported reciprocal response to Beijing’s expulsion of a New York Times correspondent. The move is described by multiple outlets as a tit-for-tat measure between the two governments. According to reporting cited by Business Standard, a person familiar with the situation confirms the visa has been revoked, and a U.S. State Department official also confirms there is a plan to revoke the visa. The reports also say the Chinese journalist was expelled after China expelled Vivian Wang, a New York Times reporter. Beijing’s action is linked to Wang’s connection to a DealBook event that includes Taiwan’s leader, with one account stating Wang had no role in the appearance. The Business Standard report characterizes the retaliation as unusual because it reflects direct U.S. government action in response to China’s expulsion of American media. The Independent similarly links the visa revocation to Beijing’s expulsion of Wang, presenting the issue as part of a rapid escalation involving journalist access and visas.
U.S. revokes Xinhua journalist visa after China expels New York Times reporter
The Trump administration revokes the U.S. visa of a Chinese national who works for Xinhua, in a reported reciprocal response to Beijing’s expulsion of a New York Times correspondent. The move is descr...
- The U.S. revokes the visa of a Chinese journalist working for Xinhua.
- China has expelled Vivian Wang, a New York Times correspondent.
- The visa revocation is reported as a reciprocal (tit-for-tat) response to China’s expulsion.
- Beijing’s action is linked to Vivian Wang in connection with a DealBook event that features Taiwan’s leader, though she reportedly has no role in the appearance.
- U.S. officials and reporting describe the visa action as planned and confirmed, with details handled under visa/privacy constraints.
The Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the United States, in an apparent reciprocal act to Beijing's decision to expel a New York Times reporter. A person familiar with the matter confirmed the visa had been revoked. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter involves visa privacy. A State Department official confirmed there was a plan to revoke the visa. The tit-for-tat move by the Trump administration has followed the expulsion by Beijing of Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times, apparently over the appearance of the Taiwanese leader in a DealBook event in which Wang had no role. It was a rare occasion of the US government directly retaliating against Beijing's expulsion of American journalists. The Times, which first reported the reciprocal move by the Trump administration, said the newspaper does not ask governments to revoke media credentials or otherwise interfere wi
2 months agoThe Trump administration has revoked the visa of a Chinese national working for the state news agency Xinhua in the U.S. This move follows Beijing's decision to expel Vivian Wang, a New York Times correspondent, apparently over a DealBook event featuring Taiwan's leader
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