Observer Report
Beijing
China will deliver “a proper and necessary” response to new curbs by the State Department on its envoys to the United States, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo introduced the restrictions on Wednesday, including mandating Chinese diplomats to seek approval to visit universities or meet with local officials.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing on Thursday warned of “a proper and necessary response” to the ramped-up restrictions on its envoys. The curbs on Chinese diplomats are “a serious violation of the international law and the basic norms of international relations”, Hua Chunying told reporters.
