WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the United States will begin revoking visas of Chinese students affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The decision targets students enrolled in critical fields of study, raising national security concerns over intellectual property theft and espionage.
Rubio stated that students from China studying in sensitive disciplines such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing could pose a security threat and their visas would be revoked as part of the new policy.
The U.S. State Department also confirmed changes to the visa criteria for Chinese nationals. Future applications from China and Hong Kong will undergo stricter scrutiny, with a more detailed vetting process to assess the applicants’ backgrounds, particularly their potential ties to the CCP or military institutions.
This move follows a directive from the Trump administration instructing all U.S. embassies to halt scheduling student visa appointments. The order comes as part of a broader plan to expand social media background checks for foreign applicants. However, visa appointments already scheduled will proceed as planned.
In a related development, the Trump administration has also restricted American companies from selling certain products to China, indicating a broader effort to limit Chinese influence in the U.S. economy and educational institutions.
These measures mark another escalation in U.S.-China tensions, particularly in the areas of trade, security, and technology.
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