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US bans American personnel from having "romantic and sexual" relationships with Chinese nationals

2025-04-03 16:42:09Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
US bans American personnel from having "romantic and sexual"
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The US government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as their family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, the Associated Press reports.

Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told the AP about the policy, which was put into effect by U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.

Although some US agencies already had strict rules about such relationships, a general "no-fraternization" policy, as it is known, has been unheard of publicly since the Cold War. It is not uncommon for US diplomats in other countries to date locals and even marry them.

A more limited version of the policy was passed last summer that barred American personnel from “romantic and sexual relationships” with Chinese nationals working as guards and other support staff at the U.S. Embassy and five consulates in China. But Burns, the outgoing ambassador, expanded it to a full ban on such relationships with any Chinese national in China in January, days before President Donald Trump took office. The AP was unable to determine exactly how the policy defined the phrase “romantic or sexual relationship.”

Two of the people with knowledge of the ban told the AP that the new policy was first discussed last summer after members of Congress contacted Burns to express concern that restrictions on such relationships were not strict enough.

The new policy covers U.S. missions in mainland China, including the embassy in Beijing and consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang and Wuhan, as well as the U.S. consulate in the semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong. It does not apply to U.S. personnel stationed outside China.

The only exception to the policy is for U.S. personnel with pre-existing relationships with Chinese citizens, who can apply for waivers. If the waiver is denied, they must end the relationship or leave their positions, the sources said. Anyone who violates the policy will be ordered to leave China immediately.

The policy was communicated verbally and electronically to US personnel in China in January, but has not been announced publicly.

The State Department said it does not comment on domestic matters.

Intelligence agencies around the world have long used attractive men and women to obtain sensitive information, particularly during the Cold War. The State Department and other agencies with offices in China have long had strict reporting requirements on personal relationships for American personnel stationed there, as well as rivals considered high-level intelligence threats such as Russia and Cuba.


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