04-06-2020, 01:04 AM
President Donald Trump's administration has said it will bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to allow US air carriers to resume flights
The move, announced by the US Department of Transportation on Wednesday, penalises China after Beijing failed to comply with an existing agreement on flights between the world's two largest economies. Relations between the two countries have also soured in recent months amid escalating tensions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic