THE US IS USING VISA REVOCATION AS A PRETEXT TO HARM STUDENTS, SAYS CHINESE SPOKESPERSON
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✍️ China opposes US plan to revoke visas for Chinese students, calling it 'politically motivated and discriminatory'.
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👉 China opposes US plan to revoke visas for Chinese students
👉 US plans to 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students with ties to the Communist Party of China or critical fields
👉 China has protested the decision and accused the US of hypocrisy and discrimination
👉 International students and universities are concerned about the impact of the decision
👉 Other countries, such as Germany, are willing to accept Chinese students rejected by the US
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China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on Thursday that China firmly opposes the US plan to revoke visas for Chinese students, when questioned about the plan. Over 270,000 international students from China were enrolled in the 2023-2024 academic year, accounting for about a quarter of all international students in the US, according to the Institute of International Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting global educational exchange. The US decision is totally unjustified, using ideology and national security as a pretext. It severely infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese international students and interrupts personal exchanges between the two countries. China firmly opposes the decision and has protested to the US against it. The measure is politically motivated and discriminatory. It exposes the hypocrisy of the US on freedom and openness and will further damage the reputation of the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he would start aggressively revoking visas for Chinese students, focusing on those with ties to the Communist Party of China or studying in critical areas, without specifying which ones. He said the State Department would intensify scrutiny of new applications from Chinese and Hong Kong students. John Lee Ka-chiu, the chief executive of Hong Kong, criticized the unfair treatment of Chinese students, promising to support them in entering Hong Kong universities. He described potential transfers as a great opportunity. Schools in other countries, such as Germany, have already expressed willingness to accept students rejected by the US government, regardless of nationality. Institutions and authorities in mainland China have not commented on potential transfers to universities in Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities. The Gaokao, a high-stakes college entrance exam, will take place on July 7, with 13.35 million Chinese youth registered to take the test. Attention will focus on preventing favoritism and fraud, this time using artificial intelligence. One of the Chinese influencers who addressed the transfer of US students to China was journalist Hu Xijin, from Beijing, who also defended Hong Kong. China should strive to make Hong Kong a new international center for studies. It's a multicultural city, supported by the highly developed industry of mainland China and strong demand for technological advancements, and has many unique and irreproducible advantages. There are several universities in Hong Kong already ranked very highly in the world. Restrictions on Chinese students are a clear sign of the decline of US self-confidence and reflect the growing narrow-mindedness of American society.
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