WASHINGTON, Jan 26 — The US State Department is weighing whether to authorise departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the US government’s inability to prevent Chinese authorities from subjecting them to intrusive pandemic control measures, sources told Reuters.
“Any change in operating status of this nature would be predicated solely on the health, safety, and security of our colleagues and their family members,” a department spokesperson said.One person said the US Embassy conducted an internal survey showing that as many as 25 per cent of staff and family members would choose to leave China as soon as possible.
In the early months of the pandemic, the US government evacuated some 1,300 US diplomats and family members from China, and the two governments remained at an impasse for months over testing and quarantine procedures for officials.
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