New US Visa Limits on Chinese Students Based on ‘Flimsy Excuses,’ Says China
New Trump administration visa restrictions on Chinese students and researchers (see 2005290059) run “counter to the common aspiration for friendly people-to-people” exchanges, said a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Tuesday. “The latest visa restriction on Chinese students and researchers was…
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imposed by the U.S. side under an abused concept of national security and flimsy excuses.” President Donald Trump imposed the restrictions Friday to prevent Chinese “misuse” of student and researcher visa programs to steal U.S. trade secrets, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday. The U.S. won’t tolerate Chinese attempts to “illicitly acquire American technology and intellectual property from our academic institution and research facilities for Chinese military ends,” he said.