INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China on Friday dismissed complaints from two United States congressmembers over the quarantining of American diplomats and their family
members under the country&s strict COVID-19 regulations.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China &adopts a science-based and
effective epidemic prevention protocol for both Chinese and foreigners coming to China without discrimination.The policy, Mao said, is &open
and transparent.& Regardless of their status, all United States visitors accepted China&s epidemic policies, including post-entry medical
observation and health monitoring, Mao told reporters at a daily briefing, AP reported.Such statements by individual United States
lawmakers are really absurd and completely groundless,& Mao said, adding that the congressmen appeared to be showing signs of &China
phobia.Republicans James Comer of Kentucky and Michael T
McCaul of Texas wrote to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday asking for clarification on the quarantining of
United States diplomats and family members by the People&s Republic of China.United States Embassy officials in Beijing recently confirmed
that 16 United States diplomats and their family members — throughout the pandemic — have been involuntarily held in quarantine camps
and subjected to strict confinement measures with no definitive release date,& their letter stated.Committee Republicans are concerned that
U.S diplomats could be or have been pressured to surrender intelligence while detained in PRC quarantine camps,& it said
&The PRC poses a geopolitical threat to the United States and should not be coercing United States diplomats into and surveilling them
under draconian quarantine policies.The United States Embassy had no immediate comment on the letter on Friday.The post China dismisses
complaints over quarantining US diplomats first appeared on Ariana News.
