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US tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. [Reuters]

The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic.

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