China, U.S. Agree to Ease Visa Restrictions on Journalists

China and the U.S. have reached an agreement to ease visa restrictions imposed on each other’s journalists, in an effort to soothe tensions between both sides that led to Trump-era tit-for-tat measures against media workers.

The consensus was made prior to Tuesday’s virtual meeting between the two countries’ presidents, according to state media reports. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. will issue one-year multiple-entry visas for Chinese journalists and initiate the process to address the duration of stay issues in the country. China will then issue equal treatment to American journalists after U.S. policies are in force “based on the principle of reciprocity,” the reports said.