New York Times Visa Gridlock in China Loosens a Bit

The New York Times is working with Chinese authorities to resolve a diplomatic impasse that prevented the newspaper from bringing new correspondents into the country.

Chinese officials have recently allowed two journalists with The New York Times to take assignments in Beijing, a move that stands in contrast to the country’s earlier forbidding stance regarding the flow of correspondents in and out of the country.

Reporter Chris Buckley, who left the country in 2012 after producing a series of scoops for The Times, will resume reporting from China’s capital. Javier Hernandez, a foreign reporter, has also been credentialed to enter the country, according to a memo from The New York Times.