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2d ago

US to Aggressively Revoke Chinese Student Visas

The State Department will partner with Homeland Security to revoke visas by introducing expanded social media screening for applicants tied to the Chinese Communist Party or critical research fields.

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Harvard rejected Trump’s push for oversight on admissions and hiring, and has filed extensive legal challenges against the president’s measures
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Overview

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration will target Chinese students linked to the CCP or enrolled in sensitive research fields.
  • The administration has paused all student visa interviews as part of an expanded social media vetting process for applicants from China and Hong Kong.
  • Chinese nationals made up 277,398 of the 1.1 million international students in US institutions during 2023-24, contributing more than $50 billion to the economy.
  • Officials point to alleged CCP-backed espionage networks at leading universities such as Harvard and Stanford to justify the tightened restrictions.
  • The policy shift has triggered legal challenges and escalated diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing.