China threatens tit for tat over Covid-19 curbs on its travellers

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Piqued by several countries, including India, clamping curbs on Chinese travellers amid the massive surge of Covid in the country, China on Tuesday said the restrictions are discriminatory and warned of reciprocal countermeasures.
 

The US, Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Malaysia, Morocco, Qatar, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and several EU countries have asked travellers from China to take a Covid-19 test prior to boarding their flights, while Morocco has banned Chinese travellers from entering the country.
 

Asked at a media briefing here about the restrictions on Chinese travellers, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning went on the offensive saying “we do not