Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will restrict visas for some Chinese officials because of human rights abuses in Tibet.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US will restrict visas for some Chinese officials because of human rights abuses in Tibet and Beijing's policy of stopping US diplomats, journalists and tourists from travelling to the region.
Pompeo said the US remained committed to supporting "meaningful autonomy" for Tibetans and respect for their fundamental human rights."Access to Tibetan areas is increasingly vital to regional stability, given [China's] human rights abuses there, as well as Beijing's failure to prevent environmental degradation near the headwaters of Asia's major rivers," Pompeo said.
"Today I am announcing visa restrictions on ... government and Chinese Communist Party officials determined to be 'substantially involved in the formulation or execution of policies related to access for foreigners to Tibetan areas,'" he said.US-China relations have reached their lowest point in years since the coronavirus pandemic that began in China hit the US hard.
Pompeo said last week the new security law China has imposed on Hong Kong was an affront to all nations, and the United States last month implemented visa restrictions on officials responsible for the Hong Kong crackdown.
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