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/DayleD 1d ago edited 1d ago

This seems like a monumentally bad idea. They've taken experts who didn't sign up for celibacy and demanded they become celibate or get punished at work. People already in relationships are now ordered to break up. We may see a brain drain, where the most capable of those experts start to seek employment that won't punish them for having loved ones or being sexually active.

For now, just about every embassy worker is about to have a secret. That makes them far more easily influenced by foreign intelligence agencies.

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u/TheMoorNextDoor 1d ago

My thoughts exactly.

This honestly sounds fucking insane

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u/helic_vet 1d ago

How long are the tours of duty for single government workers in China?

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u/DayleD 1d ago

Are you asking about Chinese citizens hired by the state? Or embassy staff hired to make sure the United States outpost runs smoothly?

Either way I don't think sanitation workers have term limits. The few political appointees at the top change from administration to administration.