White House Defends COVID Travel Restrictions as Beijing Threatens ‘Countermeasures’

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-19 test from those who travel from China to the United States.
“There’s no cause for retaliation here just because countries around the world are taking prudent health measures to protect their citizens,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a Jan. 3 press conference.
“That’s what you’re seeing from us and others.”…}