“The US State Department plans to cancel visas for Chinese students who have links to China Communist Party or study in industries that are critical of US national security.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: CNN
Details: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the State Department in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Security will work to cancel current visas for Chinese students. It is, in particular, to persons who are “related to China Communist Party or study in areas of critical importance for US national security.”
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“We will also review the visa criteria to strengthen the check of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong,” Rubio stressed.
According to a joint report by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the US Department, more than 275,000 students from China studied in the 2023-2024 academic year. This is the second largest group of foreign students in the United States after India. Many of them are involved in the research and innovative programs of universities.
The decision was announced the next day after the State Department ordered the issue of issuing new student visas around the world, preparing for a strengthening audit of social networks.
Prehistory:
- On May 22, the Federal Judge of California issued a nationwide decree prohibiting US Presidential Administration Donald Trump to deprive foreign students of legal status for study and work in the States.