By Associated Press Undefined WASHNGTON (AP) — The departing Trump administration has ended five cultural-exchange programs with China that it says were being used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the United States. The terminations follow new visa restrictions announced by Washington limiting stays in the U.S. by members of China's Communist Party and signal further erosion in relations with Beijing in the final weeks of President Donald Trump's time in office. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the exchange programs he ended were fully paid for and operated by the Chinese government 'as soft power propaganda tools.' […]

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