China reacts to U.S. visa policy

CNN is carrying a story on China's reaction to the recent step-up in America's security policy to fingerprint and face-scan all her visitors.

The Foreign Ministry said the Chinese embassy in the United States would require some American visa seekers to take part in interviews.

U.S. diplomats would be forced to apply and pay for visas when they travel on a personal basis and American citizens would no longer be eligible to apply for visas on arrival in China.

Brazil is already fingerprinting US visitors.

I don't know if US bureaucrats are reading too much sci-fi, or if sci-fi authors watch CNN for inspiration :S This is just getting crazier everyday..