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US Calls China Macau Visa Rules Arbitrary, Halts APEC Delegation

6/25/2026

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Washington called China’s visa rules for U.S. officials in Macau “arbitrary and targeted” after Beijing rejected a compromise.
The State Department said the visa requirements block U.S. diplomats from providing emergency consular assistance to Americans in Macau and that the United States did not send high-level participants to the APEC tourism ministerial meeting there.
China kept the policy despite U.S. requests and gave no comment.

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Washington called China’s visa rules for U.S. officials in Macau “arbitrary and targeted” after Beijing rejected a compromise.
The State Department said the visa requirements block U.S. diplomats from providing emergency consular assistance to Americans in Macau and that the United States did not send high-level participants to the APEC tourism ministerial meeting there.
China kept the policy despite U.S. requests and gave no comment.