{"id":157006,"date":"2026-09-04T03:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157006"},"modified":"2026-09-04T03:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:59:52","slug":"china-stands-to-gain-from-us-visa-restrictions-targeting-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=157006","title":{"rendered":"China stands to gain from US visa restrictions targeting African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostThe latest US visa restrictions on citizens of African countries are facing increasing criticism that they are not only punitive but also likely to backfire by driving those nations closer to China.<br \/>\nSince August 1, visa services have been suspended in 25 African cities, forcing applicants to travel to other approved locations, sometimes in another country.<br \/>\nTravellers from 30 African nations must also post a US$20,000 bond, which is refundable if they depart on time.<br \/>\nSeparately, 26 countries face&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3366306\/china-stands-gain-us-visa-restrictions-targeting-african-countries?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostThe latest US visa restrictions on citizens of African countries are facing increasing criticism that they are not only punitive but also likely to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157006"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=157006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157006\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=157006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=157006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=157006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}