China imposes visa curbs on US officials over Tibet in a retaliatory move

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, April 14: China announced visa restrictions on “US personnel who have acted egregiously” on Tibet-related issues on Monday, escalating diplomatic tensions in direct response to similar measures imposed by Washington two weeks ago.

“Tibet-related affairs are purely China’s internal matters,” said foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian during the announcement. “The United States’ imposition of unwarranted visa restrictions on Chinese officials under the pretext of Tibet-related issues seriously violates international law and the basic norms govern...

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