“Today I announce visa restrictions for officials of the Government of the PRC and the Communist Party of China who will participate in the development or implementation of policies related to the access of foreigners to Tibetan areas, in accordance with the law (USA) on mutual access to Tibet from 2018” - RIA Novosti quotes him.

Pompeo also added that the Chinese authorities continue to block American diplomats, journalists, tourists, and the like from traveling to the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan regions. At the same time, he said, PRC officials and other citizens “have much greater access to the United States.”

Earlier, the United States imposed visa sanctions against China for actions in relation to Hong Kong.