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US bans personnel in China from romantic, sexual relations with Chinese citizens

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US personnel in China banned from romantic, sexual relations with Chinese citizens.

The policy was put into effect by departing U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China .

It's not uncommon for American diplomats in other countries to date locals and even marry them.

A blanket ban on such relations has been unheard of publicly since the Cold War .

“The MSS is willing to leverage any human connection that a target has to collect intelligence,” Mattis says.

China also has been tightening already strict controls on its personnel overseas.

Beijing began strictly enforcing regulations that bar promotions for Chinese civil servants with spouses who acquired foreign citizenship.