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US says it will start revoking visas for Chinese students
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Reuters
Trump’s administration ramps up immigration push, targeting Communist Party links or those studying in critical fields
The number of Chinese students in the US fell to about 277,000 in 2024 from a peak of 370,000 in 2019 amid rising US government scrutiny. (Freepik pic)
WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the US will start revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.
President Donald Trump’s administration has sought to ramp up deportations and revoke student visas as part of wide-ranging efforts to fulfill its hardline immigration agenda.
In a statement, Rubio said the department will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from China and Hong Kong.
“The US state department will work with the department of homeland security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,” he said.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China is also at the epicentre of Trump’s global trade war that has roiled financial markets, upended supply chains and fuelled risks of a sharp worldwide economic downturn.
The number of Chinese international students in the US has dropped to about 277,000 in 2024 from a high of around 370,000 in 2019, driven partly by growing tension between the world’s two biggest economies and heightened US government scrutiny of some Chinese students.
On Tuesday, Reuters reported the US department of state had halted new appointments for all foreign student and exchange visitor visa applicants, according to an internal cable.
The Trump administration has expanded social media vetting of foreign students and is seeking to ramp up deportations and revoke student visas as part of its wide-ranging efforts to fulfill his hardline immigration agenda.
Bad mistake making such a sweeping step.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that some sensitive advanced university research should be Off Limits to China "students" who may be spies in all but name,
But cutting off to the vast majority of teenagers who are just looking for an international education is dumb.
'China "students" who may be spies in all but name'
ReplyDeleteMfer, care to check how many advanced researches have Chinese names, whom many r from China,been published in reputed scientific journals.
In fact, w/o these Chinese students, many wouldn't been able to we ANY results worried mentioning!