Beijing 6 On Thursday at a routine press briefing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry voiced strong opposition to the United States recent decision to revoke visas for certain Chinese students. Spokesperson Mao Ning denounced the move as politically motivated and discriminatory.
“Such political and discriminatory practice of the U.S. side has exposed the lie of the so-called freedom and openness that the U.S. has always boasted of, and will only further damage the U.S.s own international image and national credibility,” Mao said, highlighting Beijings frustration.
Mao accused Washington of using ideology and national security as a “pretext” for its actions, which “seriously harms legitimate rights and interests of Chinese students and disrupts normal people-to-people and educational exchanges between China and the United States.”
“We firmly oppose this, and have made serious representations to the U.S. side,” Mao added, signaling that Beijing has lodged a formal protest. This latest dispute shines a spotlight on the fraught landscape of international student mobility at a time when academic and cultural ties are under growing strain.
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China strongly opposes U.S. decision to revoke Chinese students' visas
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