A peculiar ban for American officials. It's about contacts with the Chinese

AP recalls that a more limited version of this policy was introduced last summer, forbidting American personnel "romantic and sexual relations" with Chinese citizens working as guards or auxiliary personnel at the US embassy and 5 consulates in China.

Order to leave China immediately for breaking the ban

According to the informants cited by the AP, the proposal to tighten up the policy. personal contacts between American officials and Chinese citizens for the first time last summer, after the intervention of American congressmen, who pointed out that the current restrictions on specified relations were not strict enough.

According to journalists The fresh directive does not cover American personnel stationed outside China. The AP besides states that the only exception to this regulation is government workers having already relations with Chinese. They may apply for exemption from this restriction, but if it is rejected They will either gotta end this relation or leave their posts.

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Workers of the U.S. administration who violate this policy will receive an order to leave China immediately.

Before Burns was banned, American personnel in China were exclusively auobliged to study any intimate contacts with Chinese and Chinese, but he had no explicit ban on maintaining intimate individual relationships.

How to get classified information

AP recalls that intelligence services around the planet have long utilized attractive men and women to get confidential information. This practice was popular especially during the Cold War.

American diplomats and intelligence experts say Beijing continues to usage this kind of tactics to gain access to American secrets. Therefore, according to the AP, before leaving for China, US personnel are informed of cases where Chinese intelligence services sent attractive women to seduce American diplomats.

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Workers are besides to be warned that "dozens of Chinese safety agents may be assigned to monitoring their activities.

AP emphasizes that small is known about US government policyto combat staff fraternisation in another countries, as this is classified information.

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

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