Reuters: U.S. targets Chinese Communist Party members in possible travel ban: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, an idea that China dismissed as absurd.
Senior officials discussing the matter had begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, but deliberations were at an early stage and the issue had not yet been brought to President Donald Trump, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The discussions, first reported by the New York Times, center on whether to deny visas to more than 90 million Chinese in what would be one of Washington’s toughest actions yet in a widening feud with Beijing that some have likened to a new Cold War.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese government is labelling discussions on a visa ban as "pathetic" .... China calls US 'pathetic' amid reports of visa ban on Communist party members (The Guardian). More here .... What is the CPC? US needs to be taught (Global Times editorial). My advice to Beijing will be the following. In the eyes of most Americans it is China that bears responsibility for the pandemic that has killed 139,000 Americans (and counting) and the destruction of the US economy. In this context, the Chinese should consider a visa ban as light punishment.
Update: China's defenders in the U.S. are voicing their opposition to a possible visa ban by outlining the possible economic loses that may be incurred .... A US travel ban would bar China's top billionaire entrepreneurs from America (CNN).
