The Take: Why is Trump cracking down on Chinese students?
The United States will begin revoking visas for Chinese students. The State Department said this will include those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party as well as those studying in 'critical fields', though it did not provide details. This is to stop the exploitation of US universities and protect national security, according to the statement. Who is losing out in this latest development in US-China tensions?
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This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat and Chloe K. Ki, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Remas Alhawari, Mariana Navarrete, Kingwell Ma, Kisaa Zehra, Khaled Soltan and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
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