A Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed at a regular news conference that the Shanghai company offering US visa counseling services that was suspended from operation April 23 for failing to implement required legal procedures, has resumed operation Thursday.

In a reply to a reporter's question, Liu Jianchu said the company became aware its problems and readjusted its charging standard, and the Chinese authority therefore issued the license to the company as an exception based on the company's application.

China made the decision to not let family visits and business and tourist travel of Chinese citizens to the United States be affected by the event, said Liu, and the Chinese authority also demanded the company to strictly implement the relevant legal procedures and adopt a fair charging standard.

According to the information from the US embassy in China, the company is authorized by the US State Department to provide charged counseling for US visa information and appointment reservation services. The company is registered in Shanghai and the charging standard is decided by the US State Department.