Chinese envoy warns against sowing ‘fear and hostility’ as US plans visa revamp


Beijing’s top diplomat in Washington on Wednesday warned against undermining of people-to-people relations just hours after the US government proposed a sweeping revamp of visa rules for foreign students, scholars and media citing national security risks.

“Going forward, we need to bring our people closer, rather than sow fear and hostility,” China’s ambassador to the US Xie Feng said during an event commemorating Chinese and American soldiers who fought together for Allied forces during World War II.

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