I-China ikhiphe isexwayiso sokuhambela izakhamizi zayo ezihambela e-US, icaphuna imibiko yokuthi ukungezwani kwezokuhweba sekubone iWashington isebenzisa amandla ayo “ukuhlukumeza” abahambi baseChina.
Isexwayiso ngohambo silandela isexwayiso sangoMsombuluko esikhishwe yiBeijing kubafundi baseChina abanethemba lokuyofunda emanyuvesi aseMelika. Batshelwe ukuthi balindele izithiyo ezengeziwe uma kuziwa ekutholeni i-visa yokufunda futhi balindele ithuba elikhulu lokuthi isicelo sabo se-visa sinqatshelwe.
Esitatimendeni esikhonjwe kwabezindaba baseChina ngoLwesibili, uMnyango wezangaPhandle kuleli kanye nenxusa laseMelika lathi iWashington isebenzise amandla ezinhlangano zayo - njengezingxoxo zasekhaya kanye nokuhlolwa kwabokufika - ukuhlukumeza abahambi baseChina.
Inxuse izakhamizi ukuthi ziphendule “ngokuzimisela nangokufanele” esikhathini esizayo ezenzweni ezinjalo futhi ziphakamise nokuqwashisa kwazo ngokuphepha.
Isexwayiso esihlukile sokuhamba esikhishwe ngoLwesibili wumnyango wezamasiko nezokuvakasha eBeijing sinikeze izakhamizi isexwayiso esithe xaxa ngobungozi obungase bube khona, sibala ukudutshulwa kwakamuva nobunye ubugebengu obunodlame.
Umnyango wengeze ngokuthi abahambi abangaba khona kufanele "bayihlolisise ngokugcwele ingozi" yokuya e-US, bathobele imithetho nezimiso zayo, futhi "baqaphele ngokucophelela izindlela zokuphepha ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabo." Isaziso sizohlala sisebenza kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2019.
Ubudlelwano bezokuxhumana phakathi kweMelika neChina bebunciphe kakhulu ngenxa yempi yezentengiselwano eye yabona iBeijing iphendula ngendlela efanayo ezigidini zamarandi ezikhokhiswe yiWashington. Ubudlelwano buphazamisekile futhi ngenxa yokujeziswa kweMelika ngunkulunkulukazi waseChina uHuawei, abaphathi bakaTrump abasola ngokuhlola iBeijing. Lesi sakamuva sizihlekise kaningi lezi zinsolo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- US-Chinese diplomatic relations have been at a low ebb thanks to a tit-for-tat trade war that has seen Beijing respond in kind to the billions of dollars in tariffs slapped on by Washington.
- In a statement cited in Chinese media on Tuesday, the country's foreign ministry and its US embassy claimed Washington used the powers of its agencies – like home interviews and immigration checks – to “harass” Chinese travelers.
- The department added that potential travelers should “fully evaluate the risks” of going to the US, adhere to its laws and regulations, and to “conscientiously raise their awareness of safety measures to ensure their safety.
