CHINA-US: CHINA RETALIATES WITH RESTRICTIONS ON US DIPLOMATS MEETING HONGKONG OFFICIALS OR EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL
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The South China Morning Post reported (September 27) that Beijing has put in place retaliatory measures that American diplomats must obtain approval from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city’s educational institutions and societies. The new rule, which came in response to Washington’s earlier decision to limit the movement of Chinese envoys in the US, appears also to cover meetings between American diplomats and representatives of the city’s political parties.
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