US to Aggressively Revoke Visas for Chinese Students: China Responds

The United States announced it will aggressively revoke visas for some Chinese students. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Wednesday that the US will aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded by stating that the US has unreasonably cancelled Chinese students' visas under the pretext of ideology and national security, which has seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese students and disrupted normal cultural exchanges between the two countries. China firmly opposes this politically discriminatory practice by the U.S. and has lodged representations with the U.S. This action comes despite a recent pause in the trade dispute between the US and China. The number of Chinese students in the US has fallen in recent years, but there were still hundreds of thousands studying there last year. The move could disrupt a major source of funding for US universities and a critical talent pipeline for US tech companies.