White House Defends COVID Travel Restrictions as Beijing Threatens 'Countermeasures'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Oct. 19, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The White House is defending its decision to issue travel restrictions related to COVID-19 following several threats from China’s communist regime. The Biden administration said there was no cause for retaliation from Beijing after its communist leadership criticized Washington’s decision to require a negative COVID test from travelers going from China to the United States. “There’s no...