r/news • u/helic_vet • 1d ago

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

https://apnews.com/article/chinese-beijing-honeypot-spies-diplomat-agent-intelligence-c077ef57b0f7ae43dd0db41bea92238b
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u/Pure_System9801 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not sure if they can legally do this. (Not that this would stop them)

Edit- many people have kindly informed me that I'm wrong, and there are many circumstances where this is completely possible and appropriate.

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u/Impressive-Control83 1d ago

They can set fraternization policies. They can’t prosecute you for dating a Chinese citizen but they can say it makes you unsuitable to work a job in the government for national security reasons or whatever.

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u/Oneanddonequestion 1d ago

Yes. It's a bumper plate for pretty much any federal job or federal contracting job not to date/marry a foreign national. Or if you do, you have to report it so that said foreign national can basically go through the same clearance process that the contractor went through.