The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 12, 2020 China Threatens "Countermeasures" for U.S. Journalist Visa Restrictions ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On Monday, China warned it would take "countermeasures" in response to new visa rules imposed by the Department of Homeland Security, which will restrict entry for Chinese journalists to 90-day work visas. Previously, Chinese journalists were regularly granted open-ended visas to the U.S. .