The United States is working to remove Chinese students’ visas for those studying at American universities.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
The statement comes as Rubio also announced visa restrictions for foreign nationals censoring U.S. citizens or residents.
“In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so,” he explained, adding that it is “unacceptable” for foreign officials to threaten U.S. citizens or residents for posts made on American platforms on American soil.
“It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States,” he said. “We will not tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech.”
Similarly, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has invited Harvard University students to study overseas amid the Trump administration’s effort to revoke its ability to enroll foreign students. The university has promised to “provide unconditional offers, streamlined admission procedures, and academic support to facilitate a seamless transition for interested students.”
