China calls for more positive efforts from the United States to facilitate people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday downgraded its travel advisory for China from a Level 3 "reconsider travel" to Level 2 "exercise increased caution."
The update also removed the "D" notation, which indicates a risk of wrongful detention for U.S. nationals.
Commenting on the matter, Mao said the move is conducive to the normal exchange of people between the two countries, and called for more efforts of its kind.
"China has noted the adjustment made by the U.S. and believes that this move is conducive to normal personnel exchanges between the two countries. We oppose any move that can have a chilling effect. We hope that the U.S. will continue to make efforts to facilitate people-to-people exchanges between the two countries," Mao said.
China urges US to do more to facilitate normal personnel exchanges: spokeswoman
