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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement the United States remained committed to supporting “meaningful autonomy” for Tibetans and respect for their fundamental human rights.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas, said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists.

Pompeo said in an announcement the United States stayed focused on supporting “significant self-governance” for Tibetans and regard for their essential human rights.

“Access to Tibetan regions is progressively imperative to territorial dependability, given the PRC’s human rights maltreatment there, just as Beijing’s inability to forestall ecological corruption close to the headwaters of Asia’s significant streams,” Pompeo stated, alluding to the People’s Republic of China.

“Today I am reporting visa limitations on PRC government and Chinese Communist Party authorities resolved to be ‘generously engaged with the detailing or execution of strategies identified with access for outsiders to Tibetan zones,'” he said.

U.S.- China relations have arrived at their absolute bottom in years since the coronavirus pandemic that started in China hit the United States hard. U.S. President Donald Trump and his organization have more than once blamed Beijing for not being straightforward about the episode.

Pompeo said a week ago the new security law China has forced on Hong Kong was an attack against all countries, and the United States a month ago executed visa limitations on authorities answerable for the Hong Kong crackdown.