Beijing ordered to slash Chinese staff in state media in US

The United States on Monday slashed by nearly half the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for their state-run media in the United States, vowing reciprocity as Beijing restricts foreign press.The move comes two weeks after China expelled three Wall Street Journal reporters, although the United States said its decision was based on leveling numbers between the countries rather than retaliating over content.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that China has "imposed increasingly harsh sur