This ban doesn’t apply to Americans here at home, like Rep. Swalwell for instance. Instead it applies to government workers and their families who are serving in China.
The US government has imposed a sweeping ban prohibiting American diplomats, their families and security-cleared contractors in China from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, Associated Press has reported.
The policy applies to staff at the US embassy in Beijing and consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang and Wuhan, as well as the consulate in Hong Kong. US personnel stationed outside China or those already in pre-existing relationships with Chinese citizens might be exempt, the report said, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.
This isn’t a new Trump administration move. On the contrary, a weaker version was put in place under the Biden…
