On Thursday, US issued new rules for Chinese Communist Party members traveling to the country, reports the New York Times. The new policy came into immediate effect on Wednesday.
The new policy caps visas of Communist Party members and their immediate families to one month and a single entry into the country, the report said.
A State Department spokesperson said: “For decades we allowed the CCP free and unfettered access to US institutions and businesses while these same privileges were never extended freely to US citizens in China.”
Applicants had previously been able to obtain 10-year visitor visas. The report estimated the new restrictions could theoretically apply to around 270 million people.
