China and the U.S. agreed to ease restrictions on each other's media workers amid a slight easing of tensions between the two sides in and around the virtual summit between Presidents Xi and Biden.
FILE - A resident on bicycle past by security personnel outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China on Nov. 16, 2021. China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other's media workers amid a slight easing of tensions between the two sides.
Under the agreement, the U.S. will issue one-year multiple-entry visas to Chinese media workers and will immediately initiate a process to address “duration of status” issues, China Daily said. China will reciprocate by granting equal treatment to U.S. journalists once the U.S. policies take effect, and both sides will issue media visas for new applicants “based on relevant laws and regulations,” the report said.
China also committed to increase the length for which U.S. media visas are valid from the current 90 days to one year. Limits on media workers have fueled tensions between the two countries for more than a year after the U.S. cut 20 visas issued to Chinese state media workers and required those remaining to register as foreign agents, among other changes.
“It is hoped that more good news is ahead for the two countries’ media outlets through further China-U.S. cooperation,” the paper added. “We will continue to advocate for media freedom as a reflection of our democratic values,” the State Department told the AP.
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