The US government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, The Associated Press has learned. Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told the AP about the policy, which was put into effect by departing US Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China. The people would speak only on condition of anonymity to discuss details of a confidential new directive.
The Trump administration has reportedly banned American government personnel in China, as well as their family members and contractors with security clearances, from being in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens. According to The Associated Press, the policy was put into effect by departing U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January, not long before he left China. The AP reports this information came from four different people with direct knowledge of the matter who would only speak on the condition of anonymity.
The United States banned its government personnel from having romantic or sexual relationships in China with Chinese citizens. The news of the ban just surfaced. However, the policy was reportedly put in place back in January by President Biden's ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, just before he left the communist country. The Associated Press cited four people who allegedly have direct knowledge of the policy, which was more softly enacted in the summer of 2024. The previous rules surrounded American personnel being barred from having "romantic and sexual relations" with Chinese citizens who worked as guards or other support staff at any of the U.S. consulates or the U.S. embassy in China. Burns then expanded the rules in January, reportedly just days before President Trump took office.
