The United States is deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists in the People’s Republic of China, including foreign journalists covering the devastation and loss of life caused by recent floods in Henan.
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By Weblord | 29 July, 2021 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Policy | Tags: China
The United States is expanding efforts to remove forced labor from global supply chains amid growing international condemnation of the People’s Republic of China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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By Weblord | 30 June, 2021 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, News, Policy | Tags: China
The PRC’s forced labor practices run counter to our values as a nation and expose American consumers to unethical practices. Fact sheet: New U.S. Government Actions on Forced Labor in Xinjiang Statements and Release June 24, 2021 At the recent G7 Summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom, the world’s leading democracies stood united against forced labor, ...
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By Weblord | 24 June, 2021 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Policy | Tags: China, G7
The United States will continue to stand with the people of China as they demand that their government respect universal human rights. We honor the sacrifices of those killed 32 years ago, and the brave activists who carry on their efforts today in the face of ongoing government repression.
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By Weblord | 3 June, 2021 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: China
Entry of aliens who were present in China, excluding the Special Autonomous Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamation
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 February, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Consulate General, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Embassy London | Tags: China, Coronavirus, Hong Kong, Macau
The South China Sea is one of the most important economic and environmental regions in the world. The region also is the subject of more than a dozen overlapping and interconnected disputes over who is in charge of the various islands, rocks, shoals and reefs scattered throughout the South China Sea waters.
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By Weblord | 12 July, 2019 | Categories: East Asia & Pacific, Policy | Tags: China
Next year, fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology will begin to form the backbone of future economies and public services. Unfortunately, the new infrastructure needed to support 5G can subject countries to threats to their national security.
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By Weblord | 4 June, 2019 | Categories: Policy, Science & Tech | Tags: 5G, China, Huawei, Robert Strayer
Beginning November 29, 2016, Chinese passport holders with 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2 (visitor) visas are required to enroll in EVUS when traveling to the United States by air or sea carrier or entering by a land port of entry. If you do not have a valid EVUS enrollment, you will not be able be ...
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By Consular Section | 25 November, 2016 | Categories: Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases | Tags: China, Electronic Visa Update System, EVUS, visas
Beginning November 29, 2016, Chinese passport holders with 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2 (visitor) visas are required to enroll in Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) when traveling to the United States by air or sea carrier or entering by a land port of entry. If you do not have a valid EVUS enrollment, you will ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 2 November, 2016 | Categories: Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases | Tags: China, Electronic Visa Update System, EVUS, visas
Beginning in November 2016, all travelers holding People’s Republic of China passports with 10-year U.S. B1/B2, B1, or B2 visas must enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) program. For more information on this program, please visit
www.cbp.gov/EVUS .
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By Consular Section | 29 March, 2016 | Categories: Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases | Tags: China, Electronic Visa Update System, EVUS, visas
In accordance with the agreement signed between the United States and China to extend visa validity, beginning in November 2016, Chinese citizens with 10-year B1, B2 or B1/B2 visas in Peoples’ Republic of China passports will be required to update their biographical and other information from their visa application via a website every two years, ...
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By Consular Section | 15 March, 2016 | Categories: Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases | Tags: China, Electronic Visa Update System, EVUS, visas
n what is seen as the most significant challenge yet to territorial limits Beijing asserts around its man-made islands, a U.S. guided missile destroyer Tuesday sailed within 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) of a reef in the disputed Spratly archipelago. The USS Lassen approached Subi reef, occupied by China and also claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam ...
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By Weblord | 27 October, 2015 | Categories: Policy | Tags: China, Spratly
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C. FACT SHEET The United States and China: Protecting and Conserving the Ocean “China and the United States – the two largest economies in the world, two of the top fishing nations in the world, and two of the global leaders in ocean science – have ...
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By Weblord | 24 June, 2015 | Categories: Policy | Tags: China, Ocean
By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity The United States will continue to remain the principal security power in the Pacific region for decades to come, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Hawaii today. The secretary also urged countries to work toward a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes in the South China Sea ...
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By Weblord | 27 May, 2015 | Categories: Policy | Tags: China, South China Sea