The administration of US President Donald Trump has revoked the visa of an employee of the Chinese state agency Xinhua in response to Beijing's decision to expel The New York Times correspondent Vivian Wang. This was reported by the Associated Press, according to UNN.
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According to the AP, Washington's decision was a reaction to the expulsion of The New York Times journalist from China. The US confirmed that the Chinese journalist's visa was canceled, although his name has not been officially disclosed.
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The expulsion of Vivian Wang was a rare case of an American journalist being deported from China. According to the publication, the reason may have been her indirect connection to the DealBook event where the leader of Taiwan spoke, although the journalist herself did not participate in it.
The New York Times called for the decision to be overturned
The New York Times stated that they do not support restrictions on the work of journalists and called on both countries to reconsider their decisions. The publication's executive editor, Joseph Kahn, emphasized that Wang's expulsion "will make it even more difficult for global audiences to get accurate, independent and in-depth reporting on the world's second-largest economy at a critical time."
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has not yet commented on the situation. The incident occurred just days after Donald Trump's visit to Beijing and his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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