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Revoking Visas

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Revoking Visas

The U.S. State Department, under President Trump’s leadership, plans to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or studying sensitive fields, as announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This could affect about 277,000 Chinese students, the second-largest group of foreign students in the U.S., potentially harming U.S. universities’ popularity among Chinese students. The decision reflects worsening geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China. Matt Gagnon criticizes the reliance of U.S. higher education on international students for financial gain, arguing it undermines American self-sufficiency and economic growth.

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