The State Dept is now requiring all Chinese diplomats to notify the US government before visiting any federal, state or local government officials, academic or research institutions.

A senior administration official said the goal is not to restrict Chinese diplomats' movements, but "to basically add a little bit of reciprocity into the way U.S. diplomats are treated in China as opposed to how Chinese diplomats are treated in the USA.”

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 16, 2019