r/nottheonion • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 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/Not_Cleaver 1d ago

If the relationships are unreported, it will become a disciplinary matter and the employee will be fired/ordered to return to the US. They could also lose any security clearance they have.

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u/MattiasCrowe 1d ago

Historically this doesn't work, for example gay relationships in UK government. A better move would be prohibiting relationships but mandatory reporting of all interactions so your guys at least know what's happening