In May 2026, the US revoked the visa of a Chinese citizen who had worked in the US for Xinhua. The video argues this is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader tightening of US policy toward China's official media. It traces the shift back to 2018, when the Department of Justice required CGTN and Xinhua to register as "foreign agents" under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The tone then escalated in 2020, when the State Department expelled 60 Chinese reporters at once after designating several Chinese media outlets as "foreign missions" and reducing the number of Chinese staff. Since then, the US has imposed additional visa-related restrictions, such as issuing only single-entry visas, demanding social media account details and extensive travel history, and delaying visa renewals. The segment concludes that the pattern shows a step-by-step crackdown, while warning that rebuilding mutual trust will be difficult.
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