The United States did not send high-level officials to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) tourism ministerial meeting in Macau, citing China’s restrictions on American diplomats’ ability to provide emergency consular help.Washington did not send “high-level participants” to the meeting, which runs from Wednesday to Sunday in China’s Macau Special Administrative Region, according to a US State Department statement released on Wednesday.The US had repeatedly asked China to lift the “arbitrary and targeted” visa requirements it imposes on US government officials travelling to Macau to provide consular services to American citizens, the statement said.
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WED · 2026-06-24 · 22:12 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0625-87170
NSR-2026-0625-87170News Report·EN·Diplomatic
US delegation snubs Apec meeting in Macau due to China visa requirements row
The United States did not send high-level officials to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) tourism ministerial meeting in Macau, which took place from Wednesday to Sunday. This decision was attributed by the US State Department to China's restrictions on American diplomats' ability to provide emergency consular help.
Yuanyue DangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-24 · 22:12 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The United States did not send high-level officials to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) tourism ministerial meeting in Macau, which took place from Wednesday to Sunday. This decision was attributed by the US State Department to China's restrictions on American diplomats' ability to provide emergency consular help. The US had repeatedly requested China to lift what it described as "arbitrary and targeted" visa requirements imposed on US government officials traveling to Macau. These requirements reportedly hinder their ability to offer consular services to American citizens in the region.
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The US described the visa requirements imposed by China as “arbitrary and targeted”.
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Washington had repeatedly asked China to lift the visa requirements it imposes on US government officials travelling to Macau.
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The US cited China’s restrictions on American diplomats’ ability to provide emergency consular help as the reason for not sending high-level officials.
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The United States did not send high-level officials to an Apec tourism ministerial meeting in Macau.
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