The media spat between China and the US amid fiery exchanges over the origin of COVID-19 heated up on Monday, with Beijing threatening "countermeasures" for a new "discriminatory" American rule tightening visa restrictions for Chinese-origin journalists.
The US Homeland Security Department issued new regulations on Friday limiting visas for Chinese journalists to a maximum 90-day stay, with the possibility to request an extension.
Reacting to Washington's move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that this will severely affect Chinese media's normal coverage in the US. We urge the US to immediately correct its mistake. Otherwise, China will have to take countermeasures."
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