A day after the US banned seven Chinese airlines from flying to the US in retaliation for China prohibiting two US airlines flying to China, China announced (June 4) it will allow foreign airlines that previously operated flights to the country but are now barred under virus control measures to resume limited flights. That was a day after the U.S. said it would launch a reciprocal ban on all Chinese carriers.

(Comment: The announcement by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) could defuse the latest clash between the US and China.)