4 d. ago Chinese children under 14 become latest targets of tougher US visa policies

The United States embassy in China has tightened its visa policy for children under the age of 14 years by removing an interview-free application process. The decision follows Washington’s recent threats to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students studying in the country and increase scrutiny of future applications. In a notice posted on its official visa application website USTravelDocs on Monday, the embassy said that applicants under 14 who submit a non-immigrant visa application...

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8 d. ago Trump, Hegseth, Rubio: a triple threat to global stability – and Asia

The Indo-Pacific cannot afford to become collateral damage in America’s descent from diplomacy into dysfunction – a decline embodied by Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth’s sabre-rattling and Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio’s overreach. At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Hegseth stunned Asia’s defence and diplomatic elite by demanding that Indo-Pacific countries raise defence spending to 5 per cent of gross domestic product to “counter China”. The proposal...

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8 d. ago Over 700 US scholars of China urge Rubio to pause student visa limits

More than 700 American scholars of China have signed a petition urging US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause moves to impose visa restrictions against Chinese students. The petition sent to America’s top diplomat on Friday comes about a week after he announced the State Department would “aggressively” revoke visas of Chinese students, including those with “connections” to China’s Communist Party and in “critical fields” as well as apply extra scrutiny to future applicants from mainland...

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1 week ago China hits back at Marco Rubio's remarks on Tiananmen Square crackdown

China hits back at Marco Rubio's remarks on Tiananmen Square crackdown  The Express Tribune

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1 week ago China hits out at Marco Rubio over criticism of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

China has lodged a protest about US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. “These remarks maliciously distort historical facts, attack China’s political system and development path, and interfere in China’s internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press briefing on Wednesday. He added that China was “strongly dissatisfied” with and “firmly opposed” Rubio’s comments criticising the Communist Party’s crackdown on...

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1 week ago Harvard speech sparks China debate on elite education access, privilege

Emotional remarks by a Chinese student who delivered this year’s Harvard University commencement speech have sparked a debate in China about barriers to elite education. The speech by Yurong “Luanna” Jiang, the first Chinese woman chosen as Harvard’s student commencement speaker, called for global unity amid US President Donald Trump’s plan to “aggressively” revoke Chinese student visas. Internet users have since raised questions about a lack of access for many ordinary students who have...

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2 w. ago ‘Xenophobic’: US ban on Chinese student visas provokes backlash

The Chinese embassy in Washington lodged a “solemn démarche with the US side without delay” on Thursday amid a growing backlash, including accusations of xenophobia, within the United States towards its decision to “aggressively” revoke Chinese student visas. The démarche – a form of official diplomatic protest – comes a day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that his department would work with the Department of Homeland Security to cancel the visas of Chinese students, including...

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2 w. ago Chinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas

Chinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas  The New York Times

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2 w. ago US to 'Aggressively' Revoke Chinese Student Visas, Rubio Says

US to 'Aggressively' Revoke Chinese Student Visas, Rubio Says  TODAY.com

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2 w. ago China hits out at ‘politicised and discriminatory’ US student visa ban

Beijing has condemned the US decision to target Chinese students studying in the country as “discriminatory”, warning it will further damage America’s image on the world stage. The State Department has already announced a series of measures targeting international students – including a freeze on new visa interviews for those hoping to study in the US – but the latest measures announced on Wednesday singled out Chinese nationals. On Wednesday US time, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...

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2 w. ago US targets Chinese student visas, Trump tariffs blocked: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. A US court has blocked Trump’s tariffs. What does that mean for China? A US court order blocking President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs marks a setback for the US leader, but is unlikely to provide China and other American trading partners with more than a temporary reprieve, analysts said. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese...

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2 w. ago Future battlefield robots, China upgrades destroyer: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US appeal court allows Donald Trump’s tariffs to stay in effect A US federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower-court ruling against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, as well as a separate set of fentanyl-related levies on China, Mexico, and Canada. 2. US to start ‘aggressively’ revoking visas for Chinese students,...

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2 w. ago Rubio says U.S. to "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students

Rubio says U.S. to "aggressively" revoke visas of Chinese students  Kyodo News+ | Japan's leading news agency.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong should seize on US rejection of foreign students, John Lee says

Hong Kong should capitalise on the Trump administration’s hostile stance over foreign enrolments by showing off the city’s prowess in higher education, the chief executive has said, pledging to provide “the best assistance” to Chinese students facing “unfair treatment”. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu weighed in on Thursday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US State Department would work with the Department of Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,...

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2 w. ago US to begin revoking visas of Chinese students, says secretary of state Marco Rubio

US to begin revoking visas of Chinese students, says secretary of state Marco Rubio  Times of India

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2 w. ago U.S. to ‘aggressively’ revoke Chinese student visas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says

U.S. to ‘aggressively’ revoke Chinese student visas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says  Los Angeles Times

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2 w. ago U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke Chinese students' visas, Rubio says

U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke Chinese students' visas, Rubio says  NBC News

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio says U.S. to begin revoking visas of some Chinese students

Marco Rubio says U.S. to begin revoking visas of some Chinese students  CBC

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2 w. ago Trump administration will "aggressively revoke" some Chinese students' visas, Rubio says

Trump administration will "aggressively revoke" some Chinese students' visas, Rubio says  CBS News

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2 w. ago Trump administration to ‘aggressively revoke’ visas for some Chinese students

Trump administration to ‘aggressively revoke’ visas for some Chinese students  New York Post

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