The US government has banned members of the US government in China, as well as family members and contractors who suffer from security permits, from any romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens, according to Associated Press.
He told four people who have direct knowledge of the AP issue about the policy, which was accelerated by leaving American Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before his departure from China.
People were only speaking on the condition that his identity was not disclosed to discuss the details of a new secret guidance.
Although some American agencies already have strict rules on such relations, the comprehensive “non -brotherhood” policy, as they are known, has not publicly known since the Cold War.
It is not uncommon for American diplomats in other countries so far the local population and even marry them.
A limited version of the policy was enacted last summer that prevents American employees from “romantic and sexual relations” with Chinese citizens who work as guards and other support staff at the American embassy and five channels in China.
But Burns, the departure ambassador, sought a comprehensive ban on such relations with any Chinese citizen in China in January, days before President Donald Trump took office.
AP was unable to determine exactly how the policy determined the phrase “romantic or sexual relationship.”
Two people who have the AP's knowledge were told that the new policy was discussed for the first time last summer after members of Congress Burns contacted to express their concern that the restrictions imposed on these relationships were not strict enough.
The House of Representatives selection committee did not want to throat on the Chinese Communist Party to request the comment.
The new policy covers the American missions in China, the mainland, including the embassy in Beijing and the consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chiniang Woyan, as well as the American consulate in the sealed Hong Kong region. It does not apply to American employees stationed outside China.
The only exception to politics is American individuals who have previous relations with Chinese citizens; They can apply for exemptions.
People said that if the exemption is refused, it must end the relationship or leave their position. Any person who violates policy will be requested to leave China immediately.
This policy was verbally and electronically connected to American individuals in China in January, but it was not announced publicly.
The Foreign Ministry said it does not comment on internal matters.
The National Security Council referred questions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Burns, the former ambassador, did not respond to the AP request that was sent to his e -mail address in the Cohen Group, a consultant joined as a vice president in February.
The cold war bounce
Intelligence services around the world have used attractive men and women for a long time to obtain sensitive information, during the Cold War.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies that have offices in China have always had strict reports requirements about the personal relations of American employees stationed there, in addition to their competitors consider high intelligence threats such as Russia or Cuba.
The documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which were raised, showed that in 1987, the US government has prevented employees stationed in the Soviet bloc and China from having friendship, dating, or sex with the locals after the US Navy in Moscow was seduced by a Soviet spy.
These restrictions were relaxed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, according to news reports at that time.
In China, the comprehensive ban on such relationships was not valid for many years.
Even the new ban in January, American employees in China were asked to report any intimate contact with Chinese citizens of their supervisors, but they did not explicitly prevent sexual or romantic relations.
American diplomats and intelligence experts say Beijing is still using the so -called honeymoon to reach American secrets.
In presentations before being stationed in China, American employees are briefed in status studies where Chinese intelligence services sent attractive women to tempt American diplomats, and they warned that dozens of Chinese state security agents can be appointed to monitor any individual diplomat.
Little is known about the policies of the United States government other than abbreviation in other places, as they are considered classified. The restrictions of such policies are not known in other countries.
Increasing tensions, more strict controls
In recent years, tensions between Washington and Beijing have escalated around trade, technology and geopolitical competition.
“At least two cases were published as Chinese agents have seduced American diplomats stationed in China, although he had not heard of such a case in recent years, said Peter Mattis, a former CIA analyst and head of the Washington -based research center, has been published as Chinese agents have seduced American diplomats stationed in China, although he had not heard of such an issue in recent years, said Peter Mattis, a former CIA analyst and head of the Washington -based research center, said at least two cases that have been published as Chinese agents have seduced American diplomats stationed in China, although he had not heard of such a case in recent years, said Peter Mattis, a former CIA analyst and head of the Washington -based Research Center.
Mattis added that another issue is that the security of the Chinese state does not collect intelligence through spies only, but also by pressuring the ordinary Chinese people to obtain information, often through threats or intimidation.
Mattis said that this means that any Chinese citizen belongs to an American diplomat that could be attentive.
Mattis said: “MSS is ready to take advantage of any human connection that the goal must collect,” Mattis said. “The changing of the rule indicates that MSS has become more aggressive in trying to reach the embassy and the US government.”
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not comment on the ban, saying in a statement of fax that “it is more appropriate to ask the United States about this question.”
China has also already tightened strict controls on its employees abroad, according to Chinese regulations, news reports and four people familiar with the bureaucracy in China who spoke on the condition of anonymity so that they can discuss a sensitive topic.
In recent years, Beijing has started enforcing the regulations that prevent promotions for Chinese civilian employees with husbands who have acquired foreign citizenship and restricting diplomats from spending a long period of time in one country, forcing some to return to China.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and many other government agencies prevent their officials and employees from sexual or romantic relations with foreign citizens, while members of the Chinese army or the police are generally prohibited from leaving China completely without explicit approval from the supervisors.
