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US, China Impose Reciprocal Visa Restrictions Over Tibet

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   Tibet has become the latest flashpoint in worsening relations between
   the United States and China.

   Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhou Lijian told reporters Wednesday
   in Beijing that China will impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens
   who engage in "egregious" conduct in regards to the Himalayan region.

   The move by Beijing is in apparent retaliation to U.S. Secretary of
   State Mike Pompeo's announcement Tuesday that Washington would restrict
   visas for an unspecified number of Chinese officials. Pompeo accused
   China of obstructing travel to Tibet by U.S. diplomats, journalists and
   tourists, while Chinese officials and tourists "enjoy far greater
   access to the United States."

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