US and China reach agreement on visa restrictions

The US and China have agreed to ease travel and visa restrictions on each others’ journalists.

The agreement comes after highly-anticipated talks between Chinese Premier Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden.

The move will allow journalists to enter and depart from both countries more freely.

State media outlet China daily said the agreement was the result of more than a year of difficult negotiations.

Under this, both governments will increase the validity of journalist visas from three months to one year, provided they are eligible under all applicable laws and regulations.

Both countries have also pledged to allow journalists to freely depart and return, which they had previously been unable to do.