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| Trump administration to 'aggressively' revoke visas of Chinese students | Trump administration to 'aggressively' revoke visas of Chinese students |
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| Watch: Trump and Harvard's student visa battle explained... in 70 seconds | Watch: Trump and Harvard's student visa battle explained... in 70 seconds |
| US President Donald Trump's administration says it will "aggressively" revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. | US President Donald Trump's administration says it will "aggressively" revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the US. |
| Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement the move would include "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields". | Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement the move would include "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields". |
| Visa criteria will also be revised to "enhance scrutiny" of future visa applicants from China and Hong Kong, Rubio added. | Visa criteria will also be revised to "enhance scrutiny" of future visa applicants from China and Hong Kong, Rubio added. |
| Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as a tit-for-tat trade war erupted between the two superpowers sparked by Trump's tariffs. | Relations between Beijing and Washington have plummeted in recent months as a tit-for-tat trade war erupted between the two superpowers sparked by Trump's tariffs. |
| On Monday, Rubio, who is America's top diplomat, ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as the state department prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants. | On Monday, Rubio, who is America's top diplomat, ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as the state department prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants. |
| Estimates indicate there were around 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US last year. | Estimates indicate there were around 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US last year. |
| While Chinese students used to be the most populous international group at US universities, that has recently changed. From pandemic-era restrictions to worsening relations between the two countries, their number has dropped in recent years, according to US State Department data. | |
| Rubio said in Wednesday's statement: "Under President Trump's leadership, the US 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. | Rubio said in Wednesday's statement: "Under President Trump's leadership, the US 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." | "We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong." |
| The Trump administration has already moved to deport a number of foreign students, while revoking thousands of visas for others. Many of these actions have been blocked by the courts. | The Trump administration has already moved to deport a number of foreign students, while revoking thousands of visas for others. Many of these actions have been blocked by the courts. |
| It has also frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for universities. The president sees some of America's most elite institutions, such as Harvard, as too liberal and accuses them of failing to combat antisemitism on campus. | It has also frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for universities. The president sees some of America's most elite institutions, such as Harvard, as too liberal and accuses them of failing to combat antisemitism on campus. |
| Many US universities rely on foreign students for a significant chunk of their funding - as those scholars often pay higher tuition fees. | Many US universities rely on foreign students for a significant chunk of their funding - as those scholars often pay higher tuition fees. |
| Students say they 'regret' applying to US schools after visa changes | |
| Many international students are reeling from the planned visa changes announced in the last few days. With the administration halting visa appointments, many fear they may not graduate with the degrees they've been working toward. | |
| Some say they wish they had never opted to study in the US. | |
| "I already regret it," said a 22-year-old master's student from Shanghai, who did not wish to be named for fear of jeopardising their visa to study at the University of Pennsylvania. | |
| The student said they feel lucky their application was approved, but that has not eased their uncertainty. | |
| "Even if I study in the US, I may be chased back to China without getting my degree," they said. "That's so scary." |