China has halted visa-free tourist travel for US diplomats to Hong Kong in retaliation for sanctions from Washington, which accuses Beijing of violating democratic processes in the territory.
Diplomats stationed in Hong Kong have work visas but US diplomatic passport holders not based in the territory until now have been able to travel there for holidays without visas.
Announcing the measure on Thursday, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying warned the US to “stop meddling in Hong Kong’s affairs and China’s internal politics, stop walking further and further along this dangerous and mistaken path”.
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